u/MicahCastle

Spurred from this post, I thought it would be a good idea to have an official r/WeirdLit reading list on Goodreads and Storygraph (similar to r/Horrorlit's Goodread list).

So, which weird lit books do you think are required reading or what ones would you recommend to someone looking to start their venture into the Weird?

I'll add the most mentioned/upvoted ones on a weekly basis, or until this thread has run its course.

I've been dealing with output getting under the wafer (never a full leak) for months due to the stoma recessing (not always), and I've tried just about everything under the sun.

A deep convex wafer with just stoma paste has had the best results, but it still happens.

I'm wondering if I'm not using enough paste, but everything I've been told/read is that it's not an adhesive, so I shouldn't use a lot. It's possible I'm using too less and not knowing it.

I've already reached out to a stoma nurse and I'm waiting to hear back from them.

"The “A Song of Ice and Fire” franchise author took to his blog for the first time in nearly six months on Monday, sharing that any posts after February were written by his “mighty minions.”

“Remember me? It’s been a while, I know. My last blog post went up here on February 19,” Martin wrote. “The posts that came after were made by my mighty minions. I am lucky enough to have a great staff of assistants… though even with their help, I kept falling further and further behind.”

As Martin went on, he admitted that “this year has been… stressful, to say the least.”"

"Artificial intelligence labs are in a new arms race to buy up millions of rare books, slicing them open, scanning the pages and pulping the remains — sparking concerns that the last remaining copies of out-of-print texts are being destroyed on an industrial scale."

"Hong Kong’s national security police on Wednesday raided two bookstores, seized boxes of books and arrested five people on suspicion of sedition.

The police accused two men and three women of displaying items “with seditious intention” and selling publications with “seditious content” that included “inciting hatred” against the Hong Kong government, its judiciary and the police, according to a government statement."

SHORT FICTION
“Bitter Skin” by Kaaron Warren (Night & Day)

SINGLE-AUTHOR COLLECTION
Issues with Authority by Nadia Bulkin (Ghoulish Books)

EDITED ANTHOLOGY – TIE
Night & Day, edited by Ellen Datlow (Saga Press)
Unquiet Guests, edited by Dan Coxon (Dead Ink Books)

NOVEL
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker (Harlequin Trade Publishing / Hanover Square Press)

NOVELLA
The Death of Mountains by Jordan Kurella (Lethe Press)

NOVELETTE
“Emily” by Vanessa Santos (Make a Home of Me)

Source

SHORT FICTION
“Bitter Skin” by Kaaron Warren (Night & Day)

SINGLE-AUTHOR COLLECTION
Issues with Authority by Nadia Bulkin (Ghoulish Books)

EDITED ANTHOLOGY – TIE
Night & Day, edited by Ellen Datlow (Saga Press)
Unquiet Guests, edited by Dan Coxon (Dead Ink Books)

NOVEL
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker (Harlequin Trade Publishing / Hanover Square Press)

NOVELLA
The Death of Mountains by Jordan Kurella (Lethe Press)

NOVELETTE
“Emily” by Vanessa Santos (Make a Home of Me)

Source

"Both the American Civil Liberties Union and the director of the Cromaine District Library in Hartland are raising concerns after the library’s board of trustees decided to reshelve 148 challenged books — many of which feature LGBTQ+ content — without review.

While the board agreed in October that they would review more than 200 books challenged by community members, after receiving a letter appealing Director Sarah Neidert’s determinations, the process has proved lengthy.

As of the board’s May meeting, Board President Jeannine Gogoleski said the board had read 58 of the 218 challenged books. While the board’s treasurer, Nancy Rosso, made a motion to uphold Neidert’s decision, the board rejected the proposal, voting 4-1 on another motion to move the remaining books to the adult section, with Rosso in opposition."

"Raconteur Press is proud to announce that A KISS FOR DAMOCLES, the debut novel from J. Kenton Pierce, has won the 2026 Prometheus Award for Best Novel. Pierce was named a finalist for the award by the Libertarian Futurist Society earlier this year, alongside four other novels."

"Months after Utah public schools banned her novel “Nineteen Minutes,” author Jodi Picoult is coming to [Utah], headlining the first Salt Lake Book Festival."

"Monroeville Councilman Bill Krut objected to curated selection, calling it ‘grooming’ and saying other members share his view"

"A security researcher has added another dimension to smart lightbulbs by using them to store a library of banned books, creating what they describe as a 'cyberpunk digital dead drop.'"

"The 22-year-old son of former reality TV stars Jon and Kate Gosselin announced on Instagram that he is releasing a memoir titled In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood, which is scheduled to be published on Oct. 13, 2026."

"Inspired by those colorful outdoor boxes that invite you to take books or small objects for free, the Pittsburgh Equality Center has launched a network of Little Queer Libraries in time for Pride Month."

"Lawmakers in the state House overwhelmingly approved a bill aimed at shielding public and school libraries from the book-banning efforts that have swept the nation over the last few years."