Recs if you like Kafka on the Shore...

cats across genres! these books range from books all about cats to books that feature a cat, and all are cat-friendly!

Not all collections hold things you can touch. This one holds worlds that breathe, selves that dissolve, and realities that refuse to hold their shape. These are the fictions that live on the edge of what language can contain - and sometimes just beyond. Admission is free, through entry requires a signed waiver: the curator cannot be held responsible for any transformations that occur upon your exit. We welcome specimen recommendations!

Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.

i love when animals get the chance to yap and/or narrate their own stories :)

recommendations welcome!

it may be months away from halloween but it’s never too early to show love and support for the often over-stigmatized black cat! these books, as you might have guessed, all include at least one black cat or are about black cats :)

Books recommended by musician Lucy Dacus, a solo artist and member of the band boygenius. Pulled from her goodreads list.

“lynchian” is an over-prescribed pill, so i’m not going to assign such a label to any of these books. still, this selection reflects works that are in some way evocative of the work of master artist and filmmaker david lynch.

the wonderful niche of Japanese cat books

Books where the protagonist loses their grip on reality, has strange, unsettling, and/or surreal experiences

A mix of reader favorites and editorial picks from The New York Times—100 books that defined the 21st century.

book recs for purple readers according to read your color on substack | updated periodically

my favorite genre! the grit of the everyday alongside the possibility for something more, a veil thinning, serendipity bending reality to its whimsy and beauty. this is a smaller list due the brittle nature of the genre. it's up to interpretation, but i like my magical realism on the more realistic side with very slight tints of magic/fantastical elements. recommendations are welcome!

a comprehensive list of books from each country in asia including books I want to read and have read! some countries have multiple books listed, but for starters each will have at least 1.

Weird Fiction Starter Pack

NYT Top 100 of the 21st Century: Reader's Choice. In order as published in 2024

weird books with weird characters and weird plots. sometimes you'll laugh over whatever the hell just happened. sometimes you'll be freaked out over the unexplainable. some are... hair raising. definitely will make the average reader go "what the hell...?" pls proceed with a open mind and get ready for whatever that happens, you're in for a wild ride

I guess you could call it liminal...

Every book mentioned in Hwang Bo-Reum's Every Day I Read: 53 Ways to Get Closer to Books

I realized that in Asia, magical and supernatural beliefs are steeped in our day-to-day lives. It’s so normalized that we or I, didn’t even think about it. So, I wanted to read more books in this category where magic occurs in everyday life

A small selection of the over 2000+ banned books recently brought to the attention of Texas' Lt. Gov and a conservative organization for their for "vulgar" material 🙄 including topics of history, race, LGBTQ+, gender identity, feminism, mental health, and sex education as well as romance, horror, science fiction, memoirs, YA, and classic genres. Aka my new reading list 💅 **Includes all the books I've read/on my TBR and other popular books, comment others if you want!!