For this purpose I also recommend Didion and Babitz by Lili Anolik, Heartburn by Nora Ephron (when you find out it’s about the guy who broke Watergate ...!!!!), Argonauts by Maggie Nelson, I Love Dick by Chris Kraus (this one made all the Semiotexte books feel like part of an extended cinematic universe). I’ve heard that Kathy Acker does this sort... See more