2025 In Trends: Dark Academia Featuring Darker Magic

2025 In Trends: Dark Academia Featuring Darker Magic

Or, 5 gothic thrillers to read if you loved Babel and The Secret History but wished they had more gore

By Molly Odintz | December 12, 2025

The Best Books of 2025: Espionage Fiction

The Best Books of 2025: Espionage Fiction

The year's best new spy novels, featuring veteran Mick Herron, newcomer Jinwoo Park, and more.

By CrimeReads | December 12, 2025

Blizzards, Druids, and Dead Bodies: 5 Mysteries Set During the Winter Solstice

Blizzards, Druids, and Dead Bodies: 5 Mysteries Set During the Winter Solstice

Paula Munier recommends Carol Goodman, Ann Cleeves, Peter Høeg, and more

By Paula Munier | December 12, 2025

Robin Yocum on Setting a Novel in a Real Place That No Longer Exists

Robin Yocum on Setting a Novel in a Real Place That No Longer Exists

The author of "The Last Hitman" remembers the Ohio River Valley of his youth

By Robin Yocum | December 12, 2025

Why Harry Truman Didn't Trust the U.S. Military with Atomic Bombs

Why Harry Truman Didn't Trust the U.S. Military with Atomic Bombs

At a pivotal moment in the Cold War, the decision was made that the President would be ultimately responsible for atomic weapons.

By Alex Wellerstein | December 11, 2025

5 Contemporary Takes on the Closed Circle Mystery

5 Contemporary Takes on the Closed Circle Mystery

L.M. Chilton recommends Lucy Foley, Ruth Ware, Will Dean, and more

By L. M. Chilton | December 11, 2025

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  • Annie Proulx Stories: New and Selected
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  • The Telephone: A New History
  • No Such Thing as Monday
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On the Haunted History of Apartheid in South Africa

By Nadia Davids | December 11, 2025

The Best Psychological Thrillers of 2025

By Molly Odintz | December 10, 2025

Period Perfection: 8 Historical Mystery Novels That Transport Readers

By Julie Mulhern | December 10, 2025

Nick Croydon on Alan Turing, Bletchley Park, and the Importance of Research in Crafting Thrillers

Nick Croydon on Alan Turing, Bletchley Park, and the Importance of Research in Crafting Thrillers

Finding authenticity in history.

By Nick Croydon | December 10, 2025

Attention, Nerds: There's a Pilot In the Works Called <em>Trivia Night Mysteries</em>

Attention, Nerds: There's a Pilot In the Works Called Trivia Night Mysteries

News of a portential whodunnit series from former Family Guy Showrunner Steve Callaghan

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 9, 2025

The Best Debut Crime Novels of 2025

The Best Debut Crime Novels of 2025

Missing persons, friendly fire, clever criminals, and academic shenanigans

By Molly Odintz | December 9, 2025

Ace Atkins On Cold War Childhoods, 1980s Pop Culture, and His New Spy Novel

Ace Atkins On Cold War Childhoods, 1980s Pop Culture, and His New Spy Novel

What did it mean to grow up against a backdrop of impending nuclear doom, while also watching the Goonies?

By Scott Montgomery | December 9, 2025

4 Novels That Give a Voice to Massachusetts' Blue-Collar Communities

4 Novels That Give a Voice to Massachusetts' Blue-Collar Communities

Emily Ross reflects on Boston-adjacent tales from Dennis Lehane, Chuck Hogan, and others

By Emily Ross | December 9, 2025

Haunted Housewives: 7 Books that Explore Gender, Witchcraft, and Domesticity

Haunted Housewives: 7 Books that Explore Gender, Witchcraft, and Domesticity

Kristi DeMeester shares her literary influences from Shirley Jackson to Raymond Buckland

By Kristi DeMeester | December 9, 2025

<em>Ready or Not</em> Has a Sequel!

Ready or Not Has a Sequel!

And it co-stars David Cronenberg!

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 8, 2025

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