Five Horror Short Stories That Would Make Killer Movies

Five Horror Short Stories That Would Make Killer Movies

Stories from Shirley Jackson, Tananarive Due, and more.

By Zack Budryk | February 21, 2025

The Scoundrels We Love 

The Scoundrels We Love 

Wes Browne on the art of writing "key characters who are downright criminal at heart."

By Wes Browne | February 20, 2025

Three’s A Crowd: 5 Small-Set Novels with Problematic Pairings

Three’s A Crowd: 5 Small-Set Novels with Problematic Pairings

Nick Newman on the uncanny suspense of a third character's arrival.

By Nick Newman | February 18, 2025

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 | February 17, 2025

Atlantic City: Crime Fiction on the Boardwalk

Atlantic City: Crime Fiction on the Boardwalk

How to read your way through the gritty seaside playground.

By Paul French | February 17, 2025

Speculative Murder Mysteries and Alternative History Thrillers Out in 2025

Speculative Murder Mysteries and Alternative History Thrillers Out in 2025

Space heists, dark fairy tales, weird magic, sinister star academies, and so, so much misuse of technology

By Molly Odintz | February 14, 2025

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

The Best Debut Novels of the Month: February 2025

By CrimeReads | February 13, 2025

5 Novels with Flawed Child Prodigies

By Jeff Macfee | February 13, 2025

10 Modern Takes on Traditional Latin American Folktales

By Vanessa Montalban | February 12, 2025

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 | February 10, 2025

The Best International Fiction <br>of February 2025

The Best International Fiction
of February 2025

Reissued espionage from Ethiopia, historical fiction from Austria, a revenge thriller from Columbia, and more

By Molly Odintz | February 7, 2025

7 Iconic Lone Wolf Protagonists

7 Iconic Lone Wolf Protagonists

These fictional (anti)heroes work alone. They do things their own way. And they never look for trouble, but trouble finds them anyway.

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins | February 7, 2025

5 Books Where Black Women Are Doing The Most

5 Books Where Black Women Are Doing The Most

"Here are five books featuring...exhausted Black women who should leave everyone to deal with their own bullshit and take a nap."

By Neena Viel | February 6, 2025

Gabino Iglesias: Let's Talk About Some New Books

Gabino Iglesias: Let's Talk About Some New Books

In his new column, Gabino Iglesias zeroes in on new books from Lisa Jewell, Alafair Burke, and Kevin Wade.

By Gabino Iglesias | February 4, 2025

How an Interview with a Killer Pushed One Journalist Toward Fiction

How an Interview with a Killer Pushed One Journalist Toward Fiction

Steve Wick was a prize-winning reporter and nonfiction author. And he was searching for a new story to tell.

By Steve Wick | February 4, 2025

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 | February 3, 2025

Page 35 of 190

  • Support Us!

  • Literary Hub

    Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature


    Masthead

    About

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    How to Pitch Lit Hub

    Advertisers: Contact Us

    Privacy Policy

    Support Lit Hub - Become A Member