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Have you heard of "slipstream" literature? Loosely, it's a cheap way to say "it's genre but also literature!" which it's depressing that we need to say that but here we are. Think Michael Chabon, Colson Whitehead, Kelly Link. Got any favorite slipstream lit?

Here's a passable article about it: https://electricliterature.com/oh-slippery-slipstream-who-is-the-weirdest-genre-of-them-all/

Oh, Slippery Slipstream: Who Is the Weirdest Genre of Them All? - Electric Literature

Recently, a Wall Street Journal article titled “Slipstream Fiction Goes Mainstream” trumpeted, once again, the triumph of genre-bending writing’s apparent coup at overthrowing the supposed realism...

https://electricliterature.com/oh-slippery-slipstream-who-is-the-weirdest-genre-of-them-all/

And a top ten from Christopher Priest:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/may/28/top10s.slipstream

(I recommend Ice by Anna Kavan)

Christopher Priest's top 10 slipstream books

Christopher Priest won the Arthur C Clarke award and the British SF award for his alternate history of the second world war, The Separation. His previous novels include The Prestige, The Extremes and...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/may/28/top10s.slipstream

And another piece, which I appreciate for including Beloved by Toni Morrison - it's just a very fancy ghost story! https://www.flashlightworthybooks.com/Best-Slipstream-Books/525

The Best Slipstream Books

Slipstream is uncomfortably defined as fiction that crosses the divide between mainstream and the speculative literatures of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Personally, I like to think of...

https://www.flashlightworthybooks.com/Best-Slipstream-Books/525

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