Recs if you like The Bullet Swallower...
nice to meet you, I'm Death
books in which Death, or a god of Death, or the Grim Reaper (or a Grim Reaper), is personified. This list will NOT include the works of Neil Gaiman (ew)
Weird West
Westerns mixed with horror, sci-fi, and/or fantasy
Feral and Hysterical: Works by Women
List of recommendations included in Sadie Hartmann's Feral and Hysterical: Mother Horror’s Ultimate Reading Guide to Dark and Disturbing Fiction by Women.
Pairs with 50 States, 50 Books by Women list.
Book(s) of the Month(s) 📚
Here's every book so far from BOTM's monthly shortlist since February 2015 for anyone who wants to read them all like I do!
🇬🇹 🇲🇽 Latinx Heritage Month 🇨🇱 🇨🇷
Latine/Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15 but we can celebrate all year long by reading one of these titles!
Additional Resources: ~ https://latino.si.edu/learn/teaching-and-learning-resources/hispanic-heritage-month-resources/hispanic-heritage-month ~ https://www.census.gov/newsroom/facts-for-features/2025/hispanic-heritage-month.html
Mexico
Books set in Mexico. Books about Mexico. Books written by Mexican authors.
The American West beyond old white guys
Stories of the rural west
I haven’t read all of these, so feedback is welcome!
Feral and Hysterical
This is a list of horror books written by women, as recommended by Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) in her book Feral and Hysterical. I highly recommend that you pick up a copy of Feral and Hysterical because it is so much more than a list of books. There are more lists of books, but also thoughtful essays by women writers. It's worth spending some time with Feral and Hysterical.
"Women are overqualified to write fictional horror. Period." -- Sadie Hartmann
texas reads
a growing collection of books that take place across texas
