The Definitive Weird Girl Lit Reading Guide

150 Novels, Short Story Collections & Poetry + Thoughts on the trend & a Reader Poll

Apr 20 • Shannan Mann

137

44

28

Introducing Beautiful Losers Club

You're invited! | Free, online, close readings & literary conversations with friends

Apr 11 • Shannan Mann

64

7

8

March 2026

Just do this one thing...

I swear to god this is good for you

Mar 19 • Shannan Mann

88

17

10

Not Your Mama's...Writing Advice

10 tough little loves

Mar 16 • Shannan Mann

135

24

31

February 2026

A Reading List for Poets Who Want To Be Novelists

20 books to entertain, uplift & maybe just kick your poet-brain into novel-mode

Feb 19 • Shannan Mann and Karan Kapoor

107

16

32

Sure, Sylvia Plath's great, but have you tried...

More writers for you who love the rage & the mythos & the more, more, more

Feb 11 • Shannan Mann

191

28

33

January 2026

Behold the lie

I fear I will turn to maggots

Jan 30 • Shannan Mann

65

8

6

I'm kind of over the sad girl canon

Confession time, unironically

Jan 26 • Shannan Mann

160

31

26

Can I tell you a secret?

a story as short as a long, deep breath

Jan 13 • Shannan Mann

134

37

17

December 2025

Being a lover of literature has always been a melancholic, bittersweet affair

On publishing, the future of Substack, God, writing, the true self, & Ursula K. Le Guin

Dec 31, 2025 • Shannan Mann

127

13

31

Little Blue Dot

I am not hiding from anyone

Dec 24, 2025 • Shannan Mann

108

36

10

Stop Writing Bad Sad Poems!

Observations & inspirations to translate grief to the page

Dec 17, 2025 • Shannan Mann

100

12

15