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r/WeirdLit is a subreddit with 76k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is large in size.
Weird Literature: For news, reviews, book discussion, and anything else pertaining to weird fiction. | We cover everything from contemporary writers of the Weird, such as China Miéville, Kelly Link, M. John Harrison, K.J. Bishop, Eric Basso, and Jeff Vandermeer to foundational authors like H.P. Lovecraft, Alfred Kubin, Algernon Blackwood, Robert Chambers, and Jean Ray, to everyone in between. | If you're an author of the weird or speculative and are interested in doing an AMA, message the mods!
Popular Themes in r/WeirdLit
#1
Advice Requests
: "Recent buys, where should I start?"
28 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Yellow King/Carcosa Required Reading?"
5 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "I made a goodreads/letterboxd alternative for us called literary.salon for the last 4 months"
3 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "If Ligotti never publishes again..."
1 post
#5
Ideas
: "Great Occult Detective Weird Fiction? (Centered around Lovecraftian/Cthulhu Mythos, Vampires, Werewolves, Demons, etc.)"
1 post
#6
Money Talk
: "Fresh finds "
1 post
#7
News
: "New translations of Cortázar‘s novels to be released in 2025"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/WeirdLit
#1
Weird Fiction
: "Penguin Weird Fiction Set"
62 posts
#2
Weird
: "Weird in onyx"
51 posts
#3
Books
: "Weird thriftBooks haul! What should I start with?"
51 posts
#4
Recommendations
: "Recommendations for diehard Miéville reader?"
50 posts
#5
Review
: "Review of Cassandra Khaw's The Salt Grows Heavy"
32 posts
#6
Fiction
: "Around a third through this book and addicted"
23 posts
#7
Horror
: "A great ongoing Horror zine. They also publish magazine of the sci-fi persuasion called Black Infinity. What print mags do you read?"
17 posts
#8
Short Stories
: "Seeking ‘weird’ Short Stories by black authors 🧵"
15 posts
#9
Weird Lit
: "Weird Lit novels that are like great adventures"
14 posts
#10
Reading
10 posts
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