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r/WeirdLit is a subreddit with 72k 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.
Popular Themes in r/WeirdLit
#1
Advice Requests
: "Recent buys, where should I start?"
23 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Yellow King/Carcosa Required Reading?"
6 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
Money Talk
: "Fresh finds "
1 post
#6
News
: "New translations of Cortázar‘s novels to be released in 2025"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/WeirdLit
#1
Books
: "Weird thriftBooks haul! What should I start with?"
39 posts
#2
Weird Fiction
: "Penguin Weird Fiction Set"
37 posts
#3
Weird
: "Reggie Oliver, or I continue to discover the Weird"
17 posts
#4
Short Stories
: "Seeking ‘weird’ Short Stories by black authors 🧵"
11 posts
#5
Weird Lit
: "Weird Lit novels that are like great adventures"
10 posts
#6
Horror
: "A great ongoing Horror zine. They also publish magazine of the sci-fi persuasion called Black Infinity. What print mags do you read?"
9 posts
#7
Fiction
: "Around a third through this book and addicted"
9 posts
#8
Jeff Vandermeer
: "Humble Bundle is doing a bundle of Jeff Vandermeer ebooks to benefit the Trees, Water, and People charity"
6 posts
#9
Review
: "Review of Cassandra Khaw's The Salt Grows Heavy"
6 posts
#10
Southern Reach
: "Shiny Southern Reach 10th Anniversary Editions "
5 posts
Member Growth in r/WeirdLit
Daily
+229 members(0.3%)
Monthly
+8k members(12.9%)
Yearly
+27k members(58.5%)
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