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"Maya (illusion)" is a cross-genre category for books that interrogate the nature of reality, perception and identity—drawing on spiritual and philosophical traditions (especially South Asian ideas of Maya) as well as literary and psychological explorations of deception, dream, and unreliability. It includes non‑fiction treatments of metaphysics, Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, consciousness studies and the social construction of truth alongside fiction that uses magical realism, surrealism, unreliable narrators, recursive or dreamlike plots, and allegory to blur the boundary between what is "real" and what is illusory. Common devices are paradox, symbolism, layered narratives and epistemic suspense; common themes are awakening, liberation, self‑deception, simulation, and the ethical or existential consequences of seeing through—or remaining trapped by—illusion. This category suits readers seeking contemplative, mind‑bending, or transcendent works that challenge assumptions about who we are and what the world is.

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