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• Taming Your Gremlin

  a Guide to Enjoying Yourself

  Carson, Richard David

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  While this might not be about taking on a certain aesthetic in itself, it is still applicable because it's about taming our inner thoughts that aren't so nice, which is something that helps influence gremlincore: finding beauty in things…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jim Henson's Labyrinth

  Coronation

  Spurrier, Simon,

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  A graphic novel about the untold story of the Goblin King, and I feel like I don't need to tell you why reading about the Goblin King is very in-line with gremlincore.

• Gathering Moss

  a Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

  Kimmerer, Robin Wall

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  This book invites you to see the beauty and simplicity in moss, which is so gremlincore I can't take it. The personal reflection in the novel adds a nice touch.

• Entangled Life

  How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures

  Sheldrake, Merlin

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  This book is all about fungi (obviously), but it's about why it is vital to our ecosystems and how it helps our environment. An aesthetic that is all about having a new perspective on things we take for granted and don't always appreciate,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Not Good for Maidens

  Bovalino, Tori,

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  There is a goblin market! Lou, our main character, has a family connection to the goblin market, even when her family tries to protect her from it. This book isn't so much about ~vibes~ but instead about goblins taking center stage in a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Goblin Mode

  How to Get Cozy, Embrace Imperfection, and Thrive in the Muck

  Coyle, McKayla

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  I honestly think all I have to tell you about this book is the first part of the description: "Embrace your inner goblin! Learn to decorate, dress, craft, forage, and live according to the goblin principles of community, diversity, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Goblin Emperor

  Addison, Katherine,

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  Maia is half-goblin. In line to the throne, no one thought he would take on the role, since he's the youngest of four. Hidden away, he has no choice but to ascend when his brothers and father are mysteriously killed. Now he has no skills…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wintering

  the Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

  May, Katherine,

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  This might be an odd choice, but this book fits the gremlincore aesthetic to me. Taking time to nurture and take care of yourself and not let yourself slip through the cracks is just like noticing the beauty of things we think of as ugly:…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Modern Fairies, Dwarves, Goblins, & Other Nasties

  a Practical Guide by Miss Edythe McFate

  Blume, Lesley M. M.

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  "A compendium of practical information and cautionary tales about fairies and other similar magical creatures"? Yeah, I mean, I'm pretty sure you need that if you want to start hanging around gremlins more.