Recs if you like Harrow...

coined by phil ford and jf martel, co-hosts of “weird studies,” zonal literature is a term that refers to narratives set in reality-bent spaces. in these liminal zones, ordinary life is suspended, altered, other. the rules here are different, even if things may look the same.

Following women on journeys to do weird and maybe violent things.

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

novels/novellas that feel akin to a fever dream, surreal, inchoate, strange, dream logic

dystopian: relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice.

It’s always nice to feel like a normal person by reading about those more unhinged than you 😌 These are all women focused books. Some I’ve read and some I’m going to read. Apologies in advance if it gets long. Recommendations are absolutely welcome!! So please feel free.

I know a couple are written by men which might be taboo for some but I’ve included because I thought they were appropriate or the author has a track record of writing women well.

Fiction that deals with climate change. Books may take place in the world as we know it, in the near future, or in fictional worlds experiencing climate change.

"Weird girl literature" covers featuring animals!

💜 yarnandbooks

Novel as travelogue, travelogue as novel