In general Bizarro has more in common with speculative fiction genres (such as science-fiction, fantasy, and horror). Bizarro "literature's equivalent to the cult section at the video store," and a genre that "strives not only to be strange but fascinating, thought-provoking, and above all, fun to read."
Much of its community revolves around Eraserhead Press, which is based in Portland, OR and has hosted the BizarroCon yearly since 2008. Excerpted from the Wikipedia page on the genre:īizarro Fiction is a contemporary literary genre which often uses elements of absurdism, satire, and the grotesque, along with pop-surrealism and genre fiction staples, in order to create subversive, weird and entertaining world., The terms was adopted in 2005 but the independent publishing companies Eraserhead Press, Raw Dog Screaming Press and Afterbirth Books. I know that is a lot, but it is important and I want you all to pay attention because this post contains information for every library worker, from every size library, anywhere across the country, to use to help patrons.įirst, I want to begin with an introduction to the increasingly popular speculative fiction subgenre of Bizarro. I have saved it for Women in Horror Month on the horror blog to highlight the inclusion of trans women in our celebration AND am cross posting on the general blog because there are also issues of collection development, EDI, and providing access to popular but non mainstream genres. This post will touch on a lot of issues that libraries need to be aware of. Today I have a lot to say both about the Bizarro genre, trans fiction, and I even have a review.
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