Recs if you like The Iliac Crest...
assigned by frankie
almost every single book mentioned* on Frankie's Shelf youtube channel because their taste is wild and i love it.
updated as frankie posts. *mentioned as in the book is the focus of the video, listened in the description, or offhandedly said.
Feminist Horror
Sometimes queer, sometimes not, but always feminist - these horror stories tackle patriarchy and ideas about what roles people (are supposed to) play in it.
Spooky Scary Skeletons
Books with skeletons on the cover.
These feel like Roland Faunte songs
"I am the reason I suffer but I am worth fighting for." - Roland Faunte (from the song "Anchor")
Haunting, delicate, desperate, shaking voices, trembling fingers...reading these stories feels like listening to Roland Faunte songs. [Created Apr '26]
Horror in Translation
Horror from around the world translated to English by amazing translators!
Women in Translation
Celebrate women in translation month all year round with this list of fabulous books
books that make sense only if you stop trying to make sense of them
surrender; meaning is felt before it’s understood
Dive Into The Rich Culture of Mexican Literature
Books by Mexican authors and books published in Mexican Spanish
Translated Lit Essentials
My favorite translated works and books I want to get to!
Timelessness, as in: the absence of Time
Fictional Fodder for Your Brain
These books are built around ideas more than plot. What makes a thing or a person what it is/who they are? What is reality? In a patriarchal society, what happens if we take men out of the equation? Leaning into the philosophical without reading like a textbook, they offer interesting characters, good writing, and much to think about. (Recs are welcome. I will not add novels that offer interesting ideas, but make me think they should have been a short story. Short story collections are fine.)
Gender Exploration in Fiction
Books that explore gender in a trans/non-binary way.
is this real or just a dream?
books that make you feel like you’re stuck in a strange dream
Mundos Mexicanos
A list full of Mexican authors with their fascinating words in fiction.
