The Best Reviewed Books of Summer: July and August 2022

The Best Reviewed Books of Summer: July and August 2022

Featuring new books from Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Elizabeth Hand, Lawrence Osborne, and more.

By CrimeReads | August 31, 2022

Karen Cleveland on Suburban Secrets and CIA Analysts

Karen Cleveland on Suburban Secrets and CIA Analysts

"I think there are plenty of stories involving analysts that are waiting to be told."

By Molly Odintz | August 31, 2022

A List of Gothic Novels Featuring Non-Human Love Interests

A List of Gothic Novels Featuring Non-Human Love Interests

These characters fall in love with ghosts, gods, and even the figure of Death.

By Adalyn Grace | August 31, 2022

What Dystopias Reveal About Us

What Dystopias Reveal About Us

"What’s the name for a dystopia that is no longer imaginary?"

By C. J. Carey | August 31, 2022

Don’t Turn My Book into a TV Series 

Don’t Turn My Book into a TV Series 

Jason Mosberg on Hollywood's IP craze and the dream of an original idea (and an original script).

By Jason Mosberg | August 30, 2022

The Best Crime Shows Coming Out in September

The Best Crime Shows Coming Out in September

Now streaming: fake ids, well-dressed lawyers, American Gigolos.

By Dwyer Murphy | August 30, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Stations
  • West of Loveland
  • Castles: A Fortified History of the World
  • Sweet Pea
  • The Pen: A Human History
  • Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?
  • Gloria Don't Speak
  • The Heights
  • The King Under the Mountain: In Search of J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Just a Shot Away: Martin Scorsese's Life in Film

Alice Feeney's Favorite Locked Room Mysteries

By Alice Feeney | August 30, 2022

Six Things I’ve Learned About Writing In My Sixties

By Rosalind Stopps | August 30, 2022

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

By CrimeReads | August 29, 2022

Man or Beast? Apex Predators in Tales of Crime

Man or Beast? Apex Predators in Tales of Crime

We fear these creatures in fiction. But in the real world, humans pose the biggest threat of all.

By Jon Kaledin | August 29, 2022

The Magic of Cookbooks in Fiction

The Magic of Cookbooks in Fiction

Lucy Burdette on the long tradition of weaving cookbooks into the plots of mystery novels.

By Lucy Burdette | August 29, 2022

Relating to Diverse Characters: The Common Denominator

Relating to Diverse Characters: The Common Denominator

Unless you're reading an autobiographical novel, you won't find a character exactly like you. But as humans, there are shared experiences that unite us.

By V. M. Burns | August 29, 2022

The Gospel According to Flannery O’Connor, Harry Crews, Toni Morrison and Donald Ray Pollock

The Gospel According to Flannery O’Connor, Harry Crews, Toni Morrison and Donald Ray Pollock

These authors "each extend Poe’s Gothic sensibility to show us the frailty of our superficial, quotidian existence."

By Jonathan Woods | August 29, 2022

The Dangers of the Open Road: 5 Key Works of Motorcycle Noir

The Dangers of the Open Road: 5 Key Works of Motorcycle Noir

Seven decades of mayhem, outlaws, and high drama

By Nick Kolakowski | August 26, 2022

Hungry Like a Dog: James Ellroy Will Not Stop Being James Ellroy

Hungry Like a Dog: James Ellroy Will Not Stop Being James Ellroy

A conversation with the author (and now podcaster) who has no intention of pulling back his writing or his personality.

By M.R. Allan | August 26, 2022

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

Do you feel more like radical politics, corrupt expats, or spies in costumes?

By Dwyer Murphy | August 26, 2022

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