Best Meta Fiction

Toni Morrison's 'Beloved' is a harrowing and profoundly moving exploration of slavery's enduring legacy on the lives of formerly enslaved people. The novels lyrical prose and incorporation of magical...

Released in 1980, 'Airplane!' redefined the parody genre with its relentless barrage of visual gags, puns, and absurd situations. It mercilessly mocks disaster movies, subverting tropes and expectatio...

A luminous and tragic portrait of a self-made man consumed by an impossible dream and the illusions of love and class.

Undertale is a groundbreaking indie RPG from Toby Fox that subverts traditional genre conventions. Players encounter monsters but can choose to fight or find non-violent solutions through dialogue and...

Marlowe defined the modern private investigator archetype. He is less about solving the puzzle and more about surviving the moral swamp of Los Angeles. His brilliance is not in deduction, but in his s...

Book of the Month is the gold standard for curated fiction. They offer a selection of five new releases each month, chosen by a panel of judges and influencers. Subscribers choose one book, or opt for...

The Meta Quest 3 is the leading consumer-focused standalone VR headset, offering a compelling blend of performance, features, and affordability. Its improved pancake lenses provide a sharper image and...

A psychological horror deckbuilder that begins as a roguelike card game in a creepy cabin, but constantly subverts expectations with meta-narrative twists and escape room-style puzzles. The core card...

Jennifer Nivens novel, brought to life with a full cast recording, is a triumph in audiobook storytelling. The narrative, presented as an oral history of a fictional 1970s rock band, benefits immensel...

Maigret is the embodiment of empathetic policing. He doesn't solve crimes with pure logic or grand theories; he solves them by understanding the emotional landscape of the people involved. His intuiti...

Llama 3 70B is a powerful open-source large language model developed by Meta. It distinguishes itself through its massive training dataset and optimized architecture, resulting in exceptional performa...

Scott McCloud's seminal exploration of the medium of comics itself. An essential read that uses comics to explain how comics work.

A masterfully written but unsettling account of Humbert Humbert's obsession with a twelve-year-old girl.

The Best American Short Stories, 2023 is an annual anthology that compiles the finest short stories published in the United States. Each year, it features works from a wide range of authors, including...

Llama 3 represents Meta's continued commitment to open-source AI. It offers a compelling balance of performance and accessibility, allowing developers and researchers to build and customize their own...

Bo Burnham redefined comedic performance with his innovative and deeply introspective shows. His ability to blend musicality, satire, and brutally honest self-reflection creates a uniquely unsettling...

Llama 3 represents the current benchmark for general-purpose, open-source LLMs. When run locally via a robust framework, it offers unparalleled conversational ability and context window handling. It i...

Paul Beatty's blistering satire about a black man who tries to reintroduce segregation in his Los Angeles neighborhood. Winner of the Man Booker Prize.

Aging movie icon Evelyn Hugo finally decides to tell her life story to an unknown magazine reporter. The revelations are shocking, and the tale of seven marriages is a captivating exploration of ambit...

While fiction, this novel by Richard Powers is essential reading because it frames ecological collapse through the lens of human connection to trees. It weaves together multiple storylinesfrom logging...

Tova Sullivan works the night shift at a local aquarium and forms an unlikely friendship with Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus. This heartwarming story explores themes of grief, connection, and seco...

In 1954, Emmett Watson sets out on a cross-country journey with his younger brother and a mysterious young man he's taken under his wing. This heartwarming story explores themes of family, forgiveness...

Gabrielle Zevin's novel is a love letter to books and the communities they build. It follows a bookstore owner who finds himself at the center of a small-town mystery. The story is deeply heartwarming...

A two-volume anthology edited by Richard Ford, featuring essential American short stories from the 20th century.

Meta's prototype for lightweight, all-day augmented reality glasses. Uses waveguide displays and advanced eye tracking.

A darkly atmospheric novel about a group of eccentric classics students at a Vermont college whose pursuit of beauty leads to moral decay. The audiobook excels at creating a palpable sense of dread an...

Facebook Blueprint is Meta's official certification program for Facebook and Instagram advertising. It includes free online courses and two paid certifications: Facebook Certified Digital Marketing As...

Meta Blueprint Learning offers a comprehensive suite of courses and certifications focused on leveraging Facebook and Instagram for marketing purposes. The courses cover topics such as ad creation, au...

Zadie Smith's dazzling debut explores the lives of two families in multicultural London, spanning three generations and multiple continents.