Mona Awad

Born 1978

From Montreal, Quebec, Canada · Nationality: Canada · Writes fiction

Canadian novelist and short-story writer

Books by Mona Awad in order

Books by Mona Awad in the order they were published, from 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl (2016) to We Love You, Bunny (2025).

Carmen Maria MachadoAlso writes dark, genre-tinged fiction about women's bodies, desire and control, and is often read alongside Awad.
Ottessa MoshfeghShares a darkly comic, unsettling tone and a focus on alienated women narrators.
Shirley JacksonHer fiction on social conformity, group cruelty and domestic unease is a common point of comparison for Bunny-style satire.
Sarah GaileyMixes genre elements with social critique, which may appeal to readers who like the surreal side of Awad's work.
Jenny OffillShort, fragmented, intelligent fiction about a woman's inner life and anxieties, suited to readers of 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl.
Bret Easton EllisSatirical, cool-toned fiction about privileged social worlds and their emptiness, which overlaps with Bunny's satire of elite groups.