the feminine imagination in east asian literature
a collection of inventive, incisive, and invigorating works of contemporary and speculative fiction by women writers of East Asia and its diaspora.






Asian-Inspired Fiction
Books set in an Asian or Asian-inspired setting or incorporates elements of an Asian culture or mythology. Only the first book in a series is listed.






Asian Magical Realism
I realized that in Asia, magical and supernatural beliefs are steeped in our day-to-day lives. Itโs so normalized that we or I, didnโt even think about it. So, I wanted to read more books in this category where magic occurs in everyday life






Just Like Other Girls
Weird girl literature, horror, and nonfiction novels, short stories, anthologies, etc.






Japanese fiction to read on the train






A long list of short story collections






Single author short story collections
Short story collections in any genre, all stories by a single author.






Weird and Unhinged Women
All sorts of stories about all sorts of women. Mostly litfic, some horror.
๐Continuation of this list which I am unable to delete.
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BIPoC Weird Girls
"Weird girl literature" by BIPoC authors and/or featuring BIPoC experiences
๐ yarnandbooks






Short stories by and/or about women
Collections and anthologies!
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girls gone wild
as in, feral






Paper Cranes in the Rain.






Translated Lit
Please note that this is by no means a fully comprehensive list. This is a start in a journey to try to read more globally, and I would love to hear your translated literature recommendations






Books in Translation
Foreign literature






Japanese Fiction





