Stories about Stories
This list is for stories about stories, including the more obvious "books-about-books", but also books about who gets to tell stories, what versions of stories become "truth", and other story-based themes. *While not intended to be strictly fantasy, this list does lean heavily into this genre due to my personal reading tastes. **Suggestions welcome!
created by tarahific
last updated April, 2026
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Looooove reading stories about stories
Ooh, I love this list!! If you're open to suggestions, I think Starling House by Alix E. Harrow would fit.
Yes absolutely open to suggestions! And so excited to hear that this fits because reading all of Harrow's backlog is also a plan of mine after loving The Everlasting
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez could fit :) itâs part dream, part play, part grandmotherâs stories, but somehow all three at once.
I love this list idea! Over 50% overlap as of now đ
Oh yay I will add this! It's on my TBR anyway but I didn't realize it would fit here too!
I know there's already two Alix E. Harrow books here but The Ten Thousand Doors of January also fits very well! Also Alif the Unseen, the main character discovers a magical book
Oh please feel free to mention as many Alix E. Harrow books as you want! I will definitely add The Ten Thousand Doors of January! I haven't heard of your other rec but I'll look it up and add it too đ
