17 books to learn in case you watched ‘Nightbitch’

“Animal” by Lisa Taddeo
Literary Fiction Female Rage “When you’re on the lookout for one thing within the literary fiction vein that also explores female rage, ‘Animal’ by Lisa Taddeo could be the one for you. ‘Animal’ is a wild journey of unspeakable horrors, female rage, and one girl’s cathartic transformation. The writing is sensible, and the story is savage.” – Ryan Clark, Gibson’s Bookstore “Condo Girls” by Gu Byeong-mo
Literary Fiction Girls, Friendship “When Yojin and her household transfer into an experimental commune outdoors Seoul, she commits to having two extra kids within the subsequent ten years. However the extra she learns about her group, the extra uneasy she turns into in regards to the place she now calls residence. Condo Girls takes an unblinking have a look at group dynamics round parenting on the whole, and the anticipated labor of motherhood specifically.” – Caroline Sheridan, Facet Quest Books and Video games “Child Tooth” by Zoje Stage
Horror Motherhood, Evil Little one “Wish to discover the difficulties of parenting by a extra outstanding horror lens? Take a look at ‘Child Tooth’ by Zoje Stage! Motherhood is already exhausting, however what in case your child was really evil? ‘Child Tooth’ takes your whole motherhood anxieties and cranks them to eleven on this novel that’s advised in twin point-of-view between Suzette, who loves – and fears – her daughter, and Hanna, the seven yr outdated who would possibly simply do no matter it takes to get her mom out of her approach.” – Ryan Clark, Gibson’s Bookstore “Motherhood” by Sheila Heti
Literary Fiction Feminism, Motherhood, Girls “An incisive and expansive look into the lifetime of a lady who goes on a journey of enlightenment to reply the query of if, not when, will she change into a mom? For many who watched ‘Nightbitch’ and questioned if this complete motherhood factor can be a factor they need to do in any respect.” – Caroline Sheridan, Facet Quest Books and Video games “Nightbitch” by Rachel Yoder
Literary Fiction Motherhood, Female Rage, Unreliable Narrator “I at all times suggest studying the supply materials in case you have the possibility! This novel swung for the fences, taking part in within the horror and fairy story areas whereas nonetheless interesting broadly to readers of literary fiction, and it was wildly profitable in that. Tapping into parental anxieties, the bodily transformation of childbirth, and female rage, this e-book is darkly humorous, surreal, and maybe a bit cathartic.” – Ryan Clark, Gibson’s Bookstore “Sister Snake” by Amanda Lee Koe
Literary Fiction Magical Realism, Feminism, AAPI “A recent retelling of Chinese language folktale ‘The Legend of the White Snake’ about two estranged immortal sisters reunited and reckoning with their shared previous. This has darkish humor, household dynamics, and ladies remodeling into animals — what extra might you need?” – Caroline Sheridan, Facet Quest Books and Video games “Soldier, Sailor” by Claire Kilroy
Literary Fiction Motherhood, Household “A lyrical unfolding of a brand new mom Soldier’s early years together with her son, Sailor. When she reconnects with a former colleague, she should grapple with simply how a lot she has modified from the particular person she was earlier than. For these wanting a stark, emotional, uncooked exploration of the realities of recent motherhood.” – Caroline Sheridan, Facet Quest Books and Video games “Somebody You Can Construct a Nest In” by John Wiswell
Fantasy Humor, Physique Horror, LGBTQ+ “Shesheshen is a monster. And she or he is in love. Homily, her girlfriend, is looking the monster she believes cursed her household, which is, coincidentally, Shesheshen. If she needs her fortunately ever after, Shesheshen has many challenges to face, like stabby in-laws, motherhood, and the need to put eggs contained in the love of her life so their kids devour her from the within out. Extra on the comfy facet of fantastical horror, this explores what occurs when individuals in a relationship have completely different concepts of what love means, and what one ought to do when one’s thought of affection is all-consuming. Actually. (Cozy! We promise!)” – Caroline Sheridan, Facet Quest Books and Video games “Such Sharp Tooth” by Rachel Harrison
Horror Werewolves, Being pregnant, Female Rage “If you wish to take the motherhood-canine metaphor of ‘Nightbitch’ a step additional, decide up ‘Such Sharp Tooth’ by one in all my favourite Horror authors, Rachel Harrison. Who doesn’t love a werewolf e-book, particularly one which compares being pregnant to lycanthropy and finds them terrifyingly comparable?! Two sisters: one, a just lately turned werewolf. The opposite, a single pregnant girl. Each experiencing a lack of management, an absence of bodily autonomy, huge life adjustments, bodily and psychological transformations, and a complete lot of female rage. Such Sharp Tooth is a grotesque and cathartic novel that grasped me in its claws and had me craving the following full moon.” – Ryan Clark, Gibson’s Bookstore “The Eyes Are the Greatest Half” by Monika Kim
Horror AAPI, Cannibalism, Psychological Horror “School freshman Ji-won’s father has walked out, her grades are tanking, her mates aren’t speaking to her, and her mother has a brand new – and really unwelcome – boyfriend. When she begins to have more and more vivid goals about unsettling and appetizing eyeballs, actuality begins to slide away from her. This grapples with household, race, patriarchy, and the insatiable want to eat your mother’s new boyfriend’s eyeballs.” – Caroline Sheridan, Facet Quest Books and Video games “The Lamb” by Lucy Rose
Literary Fiction Fairytales and Folklore, LGBTQ+, Cannibalism “Margot and Mama stay by the forest. When stray individuals come throughout their residence, Mama welcomes them, soothes them, after which consumes them. When Eden seems in a snowstorm, Mama’s starvation turns into one thing completely different, and the whole lot adjustments between Margot and Mama. A creeping people story about coming-of-age, feminine want, and studying what love really seems like.” – Caroline Sheridan, Facet Quest Books and Video games “The Evening Visitor” by Hildur Knutsdottir
Horror Possession, Female Rage “If you’d like a narrative a few girl going by one thing unexplainable, ‘The Evening Visitor’ by Hildur Knútsdóttir ought to be added to your listing instantly. Iðunn finds herself more and more fatigued and weak, however her physician dismisses her signs and her bloodwork doesn’t present something bodily fallacious together with her. She is aware of one thing is fallacious, although, particularly when she wakes up within the morning having apparently walked 40,000 steps in a single day in keeping with her health watch. This e-book has the entire female rage and bodily transformations that you just beloved in ‘Nightbitch,’ with an added layer of horror.” – Ryan Clark, Gibson’s Bookstore “The Redemption of Morgan Vivid” by Chris Panatier
Horror Unreliable Narrator, Lack of Management, Psychological Establishment “If what you like about ‘Nightbitch’ is attempting to determine if the occasions are actually taking place or in the event that they’re all in Mom’s head, permit me to share with you one in all my latest favourite novels with an unreliable narrator: ‘The Redemption of Morgan Vivid’ by Chris Panatier. ‘The Redemption of Morgan Vivid’ is a writhing psychological thriller with layers upon layers of horror. Welcome to the insidious Hollyhock Home, a modern-day asylum the place males can have their wives institutionalized for principally any purpose. From the disturbing concepts about motherhood and dying to the cultish ritualistic habits, the workers of Hollyhock are a bunch of strolling purple flags from the bounce. Morgan Vivid creates a false id and has herself dedicated so she will attempt to resolve the thriller surrounding her sister’s dying. What she discovers inside the partitions of Hollyhock is a lot worse, and a lot weirder than she might ever have imagined. We, the readers, watch helplessly as her false id, Charlotte, takes management, forcing Morgan down right into a horrifying spiral of insanity. Chris Panatier tackles extraordinarily related themes with a practiced hand and a supernatural bend. The pages are drenched in paranoia, grief, remorse, and terror. ‘The Redemption of Morgan Vivid’ is a pointy, twisting, bloody nightmare, of which I virtually didn’t need to wake.” – Ryan Clark, Gibson’s Bookstore “The September Home” by Carissa Orlando
Horror Haunted Home, Lacking Individual, Home Abuse “Would you like a e-book with some comedic horror? A e-book about girls normalizing issues that shouldn’t be normalized? A e-book about hiding issues from family members? Look no additional than ‘The September Home’ by Carissa Orlando! Margaret has discovered her dream residence, and it’s completely good. Okay, positive, each September the partitions begin bleeding and the ghost kids return, however it’s her dream residence, and it’s not so dangerous, actually. You see, Margaret has realized the principles, and as long as you observe the principles, the whole lot will probably be high-quality… (Reader, the whole lot is not going to be high-quality). ‘The September Home’ was a blistering journey of emotion that I used to be wholly unprepared for, and of which I beloved each second. Carissa Orlando has taken the haunted home trope, flipped it on its head and given us a brilliantly intelligent novel about a lot greater than ghosts.” – Ryan Clark, Gibson’s Bookstore “The Woods All Black” by Lee Mandelo
Fantasy Historic, LGBTQ+, Horror “When Leslie Bruin is distributed by the Frontier Nursing Service to a small Appalachian city, he is aware of its inhabitants are prone to see him as nothing however a failed girl. Nevertheless, the non secular fervor and hostility brewing in Spar Creek, the nightmarish beast lurking in its woods, and the feral tomboy dwelling within the city’s margins are way over he bargained for. This historic horror’s exploration of self by way of monstrous transformation makes it a compelling follow-up learn to Nightbitch.” – Caroline Sheridan, Facet Quest Books and Video games “What Form of Mom” by Clay McLeod Chapman
Horror Parenthood, Misplaced Little one, Grief “Having fun with the twisted seems at parenthood? Need one thing approach, approach darker than ‘Nightbitch?’ Look no additional than ‘What Form of Mom’ by Clay McLeod Chapman. Nobody writes parental horror like Clay McLeod Chapman. ‘What Form of Mom’ is what occurs if you drown a Nicholas Sparks novel in a river. It’s drenched with love, with loss, with the screaming ache of a mother or father’s worst nightmare, after which…can or not it’s? A want granted. However reader, watch out what you want for. This e-book lures you in with false hopes and a mild tide, after which flips your boat and drags you to the underside of the river the place the crabs are ready to feast. This e-book is extremely darkish, extremely bizarre, and extremely attractive.” – Ryan Clark, Gibson’s Bookstore “Witchcraft for Wayward Women” by Grady Hendrix
Horror Being pregnant, Chosen Household, Witchcraft “After I consider comedic horror, the primary title that involves thoughts is Grady Hendrix. He’s the grasp of scaring the daylights out of you, whereas making you chuckle at his absurd eventualities and asides. His subsequent novel, ‘Witchcraft for Wayward Women,’ comes out on Jan. 14, 2025 and is about in a home for unwed moms within the Fifties, the place a bunch of the ladies uncover an precise e-book of witchcraft. Naturally, the whole lot goes swimmingly.” – Ryan Clark, Gibson’s Bookstore