Recs if you like Son of Nobody...
Metafiction & playing with form
Books that play with the "book" as a medium or are otherwise self-reflexive/meta.
My current criteria for this list are (1) does the book highlight its own textuality consistently or (2) do the metafictional elements add significantly to the themes explored or (3) does the book's use of discourse and form (e.g., narrative situation, layout) significantly differ from the norm?
Make sure to comment your suggestions with a small explanation even if you're not 100 % sure if they fit!
2026 Anticipated Book Releases ⊹ ࣪✧₊⁺ 🎊
Just a list of books coming out in 2026 that I’m really excited for :) it will be updated as the months go by! It will be a mix of: high fantasy, romance fantasy, sci-fi, gothic, horror, lit fic, historical fiction, retellings, poetry, romance, & more!!
Booker Prize Eligible for 2026
Greek mythology was never just a phase mom
All the greek mythology I can find out there! There is a lot of Percy Jackson and then quite a bit more. A mixture of more modern retellings and also the books and plays they're derived from.
am i being lied to?
some narrators more reliable than others
created with community suggestions
Purple Reader
Fiction for fans of footnotes
Scholarly metafiction and academic stories-within-stories
so you've read the odyssey
an eclectic collection of books related to 'the odyssey': from other classics to retellings to academic perspectives
themes i prioritized: homecoming and journeys, epic literature, greek myth, slippery narratives
remember who you are
wouldn’t you like to know weather boy
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