The Hinterland Dreams of the Gothic Novel

The Hinterland Dreams of the Gothic Novel

"[G]othic fiction may best be defined not by examples or expectations, but intimately, intuitively, for how it makes us feel"

By Kimberly Brock | October 2, 2024

Bog Is Love: The Rise of Bogcore

Bog Is Love: The Rise of Bogcore

The subversive antidote to cottagecore has seeped into the mainstream and shows no signs of receding

By Kay Chronister | October 1, 2024

5 Dark Academia Novels by BIPOC Authors

5 Dark Academia Novels by BIPOC Authors

Lauren Ling Brown on a new wave of dark academia fiction.

By Lauren Ling Brown | October 1, 2024

The Magic of Making Books

The Magic of Making Books

Steph Post on bookbinding and her new novel, 'Terra Incognita'

By Steph Post | October 1, 2024

Pandemic Plots: Mysteries Set During COVID

Pandemic Plots: Mysteries Set During COVID

A list of crime novels that address the plague era head-on

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins | October 1, 2024

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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

By CrimeReads | September 30, 2024

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  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
  • Our Noble Selves
  • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
  • The Newer World
  • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
  • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
  • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
  • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
  • The Rouse

The Healing Power of Horror

By Jacquie Walters | September 30, 2024

The Legacy of 'The Lodger' – Marie Belloc Lowndes’ Influential Jack the Ripper Story

By Victoria Gilbert | September 30, 2024

A Modern Mystery Drawn from Irish Mythology

By Keith Donohue | September 30, 2024

A Requiem for Maggie Smith

A Requiem for Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith was not in many crime movies. She stole the show in them, anyway. And in everything else.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 27, 2024

The Best Reviewed Books of the Month: September 2024

The Best Reviewed Books of the Month: September 2024

Featuring new books by Richard Osman, Attica Locke, and more.

By CrimeReads | September 27, 2024

We Inherit Our Ghosts: On Gothic Fiction and the Need to Remember

We Inherit Our Ghosts: On Gothic Fiction and the Need to Remember

"The gothic as a genre is about the skeletons in the family’s closet."

By Wen-yi Lee | September 27, 2024

Learning to Love the Dark Side of San Francisco

Learning to Love the Dark Side of San Francisco

"[O]nce we’re armed with an understanding of the darker side of human nature we know better how to fight against it."

By Michelle Chouinard | September 27, 2024

A Failed Utopian Settlement and a Lingering Historical Mystery

A Failed Utopian Settlement and a Lingering Historical Mystery

"How could I craft a true crime narrative based on conflicting, and sometimes deliberately deceitful, accounts?"

By Abbott Kahler | September 26, 2024

Andrew Nette's 10 Favorite Films of Political Violence and Revolution

Andrew Nette's 10 Favorite Films of Political Violence and Revolution

In a new book, writers reflect on the cinema of political engagement and resistance.

By Andrew Nette | September 26, 2024

September's Best Psychological Thrillers

September's Best Psychological Thrillers

Complicated mothers, glamorous con artists, and the bachelorette party from hell

By Molly Odintz | September 26, 2024

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