Exploring the Use of Illustrations and Artwork in Horror Novels

Exploring the Use of Illustrations and Artwork in Horror Novels

Or, a picture is worth a thousand words

By Kristin Loesch | October 9, 2025

What Fictional Violence Teaches Us About the Real Thing (and Vice Versa)

What Fictional Violence Teaches Us About the Real Thing (and Vice Versa)

After experiencing a brutal attack by a complete stranger, Jennifer Fawcett had to rethink everything she knew about writing violence

By Jennifer Fawcett | October 9, 2025

Kaley Cuoco is in a third crime show!

Kaley Cuoco is in a third crime show!

"Vanished" premieres in February of next year

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 8, 2025

The Enduring Appeal of a Shipwreck Mystery

The Enduring Appeal of a Shipwreck Mystery

Anbara Salam on the HMS Terror, arctic voyages, and writing a novel about exploring the depths

By Anbara Salam | October 8, 2025

How My Childhood Demonic <br>Doll Turned Me Into a <br>Lifelong Horror Fan

How My Childhood Demonic
Doll Turned Me Into a
Lifelong Horror Fan

"I have a theory that many horror aficionados were anxious, scaredy-cat kids like me."

By Laura Venita Green | October 7, 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 | October 6, 2025

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • 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

Five New Speculative Thrillers and Mysteries Coming this Fall

By Paz Pardo | October 6, 2025

A Roundtable Discussion on Climate Change and Crime Fiction’s Role in Meeting the Moment

By Curtis Ippolito | October 2, 2025

Nice Guys with Lethal Weapons: The Influential Style of Shane Black, Our Last Noir Director

By Nick Kolakowski | October 1, 2025

The Backlist: Reading Kate Elizabeth Russell's

The Backlist: Reading Kate Elizabeth Russell's "My Dark Vanessa" with Attica Locke

Locke and Polly Stewart revisit Russell's powerhouse debut in the wake of #metoo and renewed misogyny

By Polly Stewart | October 1, 2025

The Healing Power of Feminist Revenge Stories

The Healing Power of Feminist Revenge Stories

Charlene Wang on the “Good for Her” canon, and writing a different version of retribution

By Charlene Wang | September 29, 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 | September 29, 2025

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett Considers the Strange Perambulations of Writing Inspiration

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett Considers the Strange Perambulations of Writing Inspiration

On approaching the truth obliquely and paying attention to resonance across experiences

By Barbara DeMarco-Barrett | September 26, 2025

Five Films About Left-Wing Militants Achieving Their Goals

Five Films About Left-Wing Militants Achieving Their Goals

Kit Burgoyne On Revolutionaries in Cinema, And Our Modern Era of Censorship

By Kit Burgoyne | September 26, 2025

From the Studio Set to the Written Page

From the Studio Set to the Written Page

Exploring the parallels between fiction writing and television production

By Joan O'Leary | September 25, 2025

Gabrielle Sher On <br>Golems, Retellings, and <br>Finding Magic in Words

Gabrielle Sher On
Golems, Retellings, and
Finding Magic in Words

Featuring a cover reveal of Sher's forthcoming novel, "Odessa"

By Gabrielle Sher | September 23, 2025

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