Meet the Weird Girls
Meet the Weird Girls - trailblazing women writers of the weird across the ages from Angela Carter to Yoko Ogawa.
This September, Vintage Classics is launching Weird Girls, a series of nine books by pioneering female authors that will take you to the depraved, delectable depths of weird fiction.
From nineteenth century classics like A Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman to the ultimate contemporary weird girl Ottessa Moshfegh, with Death in Her Hands, we have something for everyone.
We're especially excited to be introducing Black Magic by Marjorie Bowen. First published in 1909, Black Magic is the remarkable rediscovered tale of a gender-nonconforming rebel.
Titles in the series:
Black Magic by Marjorie Bowen
Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez
Autofiction by Hitomi Kanehara
Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
The Diving Pool by Yoko Ogawa
Apple and Knife by Intan Paramaditha
Explore the series
What is weird fiction?
This is a literary trend and aesthetic centered on complex, unconventional characters who challenge societal expectations through unsettling, experimental, and often surreal narratives that blend elements of horror and magical realism.