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The Best Books to Read Once You've Binged Reacher

The Best Books to Read Once You've Binged Reacher

"What do you read next if you need a fix from the land of well-crafted thrillers?"

By Harry Hunsicker | October 7, 2024

5 Dark Academia Novels from the World of Dark Fantasy

5 Dark Academia Novels from the World of Dark Fantasy

Victory Witherkeigh on beloved sub-genre of the school novel.

By Victory Witherkeigh | October 4, 2024

7 James Bond Books Better Than Any of the Movies

7 James Bond Books Better Than Any of the Movies

These books will leave you shaken and stirred, and with a newfound appreciation for the world of 007.

By Ryan Britt | October 4, 2024

6 Books About the Perils of Memory Manipulation

6 Books About the Perils of Memory Manipulation

Margot Harrison on fiction where past and present are merged and transformed.

By Margot Harrison | October 3, 2024

How a News Story About a Man with Geckos in His Pants Prompted Rose Carlyle's New Thriller

How a News Story About a Man with Geckos in His Pants Prompted Rose Carlyle's New Thriller

The bestselling author was reading the news from her home country of New Zealand one day...

By Rose Carlyle | October 3, 2024

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5 Dark Academia Novels by BIPOC Authors

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

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The Magic of Making Books

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Pandemic Plots: Mysteries Set During COVID

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

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The Healing Power of Horror

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

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Victoria Gilbert on the long history of a seminal suspense novel.

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A Modern Mystery Drawn from Irish Mythology

A Modern Mystery Drawn from Irish Mythology

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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

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