Recs if you like Worry Doll...

litfic and historical fiction with the sapphic yearning turned allll the way up!

suggestions welcome 🫡

Lit fic books to read for the aesthetic

Name-calling and insults you might hear on the playground and beyond...

Anything can be an insult if you believe it! My kid brother used to get in trouble for calling us "you...you BEAN" with all the spite his little preschool self could manage 🥹

This collection is THE reason I haven’t cancelled BOTM; these books are criminally underrated & deserve more attention! Litfic lovers, these are for you.

The Offset is a collection from Book of the Month (BOTM) featuring “a series of books from indie and international voices for those who seek artistic expression over commercial appeal, elevated prose over action-packed plots, or the unconventional over the mainstream.”

Will be updated routinely.

All the 2026 BOTM monthly, add on, and Allurial titles

All sorts of stories about all sorts of women. Mostly litfic, some horror.

List of books by Australian authors releasing in 2026

A collection of stories that utilize narrative voice in a Particular Way. Often quirky, sometimes funny, and usually impactful to the plot or nature of the novel. Not limited to any particular POV so long as the narrative is distinct. Goes hand-in-hand with an unreliable narrator but not mutually exclusive to one.

This is a very subjective list, but I loooove this vibe in a novel. Recommendations welcome!

"A series of books from indie and international voices for those who seek artistic expression over commercial appeal, elevated prose over action-packed plots, or the unconventional over the mainstream."

Sweltering summer sun will in fact make these books better. Alternate list title: books that remind me of that one heat wave episode of the L Word