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10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.
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The Best True Crime Of the Month: September 2026

Featuring titles from Anand Giridharadas, Sara McDougall, Mikita Brottman, Matthew J. Prigge, and Emmanuel Carrère
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Which International Film Should You Stream This Weekend?

Are you in the mood for a Bollywood musical thriller or a gritty Egyptian noir?
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10 Books Where the Main Character Is, or May Be, a Psychopath

Hank Schwaeble breaks down a twisted and popular genre.

5 Horror Novels Set in Grand Country Homes

By Jennifer Thorne

5 Horror Novels Set in Georgia and Written by Georgia Authors (Plus One Honorable Mention)

By Michael Wehunt

The Strange History of the Poyais Scandal, the World's First Great Bond Fraud

By Robin Wigglesworth

David McCloskey: How to Win Friends and Recruit Sources For Your Spy Novel

By David McCloskey

Melissa Anderson Sweazy on Gifts, Magical Inheritances, and Defying Expectations

By Melissa Anderson Sweazy

6 Eclectic Historical Mysteries Set in the Early Modern Era

By Jane Bitomsky

Recession Comforts and the Gothic Resurgence

By I. V. Ophelia

Kelly McWilliams on Racial Passing, Tulsa, and Reimagining the Spy Walter F. White

By Kelly McWilliams

Crime and Horror are Siblings, And Humor is Their Drunk Uncle (or That One Inappropriate Aunt)

By Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr.

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5 Powerful Horror Novels for Animal Lovers

By Carrie Lee South

Why Tour Guides Make the Best Detectives

By Michelle Chouinard

Which International Film Should You Stream This Weekend?

By Radha Vatsal

Literary Hub

September 30, 2026

Thomas McGuane is Writing the Most Vital Literature of the Trump Era

By Ryan Chapman

Hernan Diaz's New Novel Isn’t a Dystopia—Trust Him

By Eric Olson

The Real Story of the So-Called “Witches” of England

By Marion Gibson

A Prophetic Classic About the Dangers of Tech is Back in Print

By Paulina Borsook

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