Bunny Mona Awad's books are like this swirling, fever-dream thing you get sucked into. She blends horror with comedy and academic satire in a way that feels genuinely new. Her most famous work is definitely 'Bunny', which is about an MFA program where the clique calls each other 'Bunny' and things get grotesquely surreal. It got a huge boost from TikTok and BookTok. 'All's Well' is another big one, about chronic pain and theater that turns into a kind of revenge fantasy. And '13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl' was her debut, a sharp, uncomfortable collection of linked stories about body image. Honestly, 'Bunny' is the gateway, but reading her debut afterwards adds so much context to her themes.
Her prose has this glittery, poisonous quality. It's vivid and grotesque and funny all at once. If you like sharp social satire mixed with body horror and a feeling of things being just slightly off, she's a must-read. I find her stuff sticks with me for days in a weird, unsettling way.