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Unconventional Love Stories

Unconventional Love Stories

This Valentine’s Day, we have picks for you that are a little unconventional, a little weird, and a whole lot of fun!


Woodworm, Layla Martinez

A romance, you say?  In a way.  Unconventional.  Absolutely! The love is there despite what is buried deep down in the house and the soul; in the floorboards and behind the wall.  There is something so wonderfully disturbing about Layla Martínez's Woodworm that you can't help but have that sort of love that only exists between a reader and a great book.

— Nick


Annie Bot, Sierra Greer

Sentient sex doll seeking selfhood.

– Amali



Earthlings, Sayaka Murata

Two words: Alien. Cousin.

— Amali


The Lamb, Lucy Rose

A gothic, sinister folktale that explores how women swallow their anger and desire. Not to mention, cannibalism, all the while a fierce exploration of a mother and daughter relationship until blood is dripping.

— Tiffany


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I Read Black Authors 2025

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