Recs if you like Idol, Burning...

a collection of inventive, incisive, and invigorating works of contemporary and speculative fiction by women writers of East Asia and its diaspora.

Japanese Akutagawa Literary Award Winners that have been translated into English. For the full list of recipients, see the Bungakushinko website or Wikipedia (links in comment).

books centering on characters obsessed with a certain thing, ambition, or goal! one of my favorite types of characters… you could say I’m obsessed with them

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

Grief and its many forms of manifestations (across genres)

japanese literature written by women

Stories by women from across the world, brought to us through translation.

"Weird girl literature" featuring obsession

💜 yarnandbooks

Books in the "weird girl literature" genre with 200 pages or less

💜 yarnandbooks

Books where there's a relationship that's codependent/obsessive, even to a small degree.

Winners and nominees of the Japan Booksellers’ Award (Honya Taisho) translated into English

*Not listed in year or sequence

fiction exploring fan-celebrity dynamics, influencer culture, and parasocial relationships

the messiness and chaos of growing up as a teenage girl/young woman

Inspired by "Your Idol" from Kpop demon hunters. These books highlight the dark side of idol/fan culture and social media (or other things if find more suited)

If you like this list, check out my other KPDH inspired lists and comment there too.

Emotional reads

not counting manga

Books centering on idols; whether it be idol-and-fan dynamic, about the industry, or something... more sinister and obsessive!