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The Best International Fiction of The Month: October 2026

Indonesian noir, Caribbean gothic, Bolivian thrills, Argentine horror, and a psychodrama in Spain
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Picture This: True Tales of Illustrated Thrillers

Jason Rekulak on turning a background in children's fiction into a illustration-filled horror career
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The Brotherhood of Edgar Allan Poe, Shakespeare, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Fiction Must Pay for Its Crimes
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10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

What was the most popular detective play in Victorian England?

By Olivia Rutigliano

Being There: Memories of Danceteria, Paradise Garage, and the NYC Club Scene of the 1980s

By Michael Gonzales

5 Works of Folk Horror
Not for the Faint-Hearted

By Bitter Karella

The Best International Fiction of The Month: October 2026

By Molly Odintz

Eriq La Salle on Storytelling, TV Scripts, and Shifting the Focus of His New Novel

By John B. Valeri

The Writer and her Translator: A Conversation Between Desirée de Fez & Lizzie Davis

By CrimeReads

Picture This: True Tales of Illustrated Thrillers

By Jason Rekulak

Rebekah Faubion on the Male Gaze, Patriarchy, and Women Writing Horror

By Rebekah Faubion

The Brotherhood of Edgar Allan Poe, Shakespeare, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

By Lyndsay Faye

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A Home Inspector's Guide to Haunted Houses, Courtesy of D.M. Pulley

By D. M. Pulley

Pen as Sword: Elizabeth Kostova on Killing Off Characters

By Elizabeth Kostova

5 Thrillers That Blend True Crime Elements with a Gothic Ambience

By Tara Goedjen

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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5 Books for Younger Fans of Edgar Allan Poe

By Diana Peterfreund

Emily Heil on the History of Belittling, Erasing, and Stealing Women's Writing

By Emily Heil

Literary Hub

October 15, 2026

Anna North on the Genre You Didn’t Know You Needed: Bogcore

By Anna North

Is It or Isn’t It? How Generative AI is Poisoning the Literary Well For Everyone

By James Folta

Why Frank O’Hara is Perfect For Introducing Poetry to Tweens

By Catherine Sawoski

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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5 Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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