Motherhood Is A Cult

Motherhood Is A Cult

"[A]s long as childless women like me are...expressing a long-held dream of bringing a child—any child—to the American Girl flagship store...the cult will loom large."

By Anne Heltzel | May 18, 2022

Robin Peguero: How Proximity to Murder Has Shaped My Life

Robin Peguero: How Proximity to Murder Has Shaped My Life

A Harvard man and a Florida teenager: the author of a new legal thriller looks back at the murderers that set his course.

By Robin Peguero | May 17, 2022

Adrian McKinty on Family, Survival, and Finding Inspiration in 1970s Thrillers

Adrian McKinty on Family, Survival, and Finding Inspiration in 1970s Thrillers

The author traces his new thriller back to an incident on a remote Australian island and repeated viewings of Deliverance

By Dwyer Murphy | May 17, 2022

We've All Seen the TV Shows, But What Does a Forensic Anthropologist Really Do?

We've All Seen the TV Shows, But What Does a Forensic Anthropologist Really Do?

Evie Hawtrey talks with Dr. Cassandra Kuba about her career in bones (and also her consulting work on Bones)

By Evie Hawtrey | May 16, 2022

May's Best Psychological Thrillers

May's Best Psychological Thrillers

Featuring new books from Elizabeth Day, Dervla McTiernan, May Cobb, and more.

By Lisa Levy | May 12, 2022

The Nanny Diaries: Six Creepy Novels Involving Childcare

The Nanny Diaries: Six Creepy Novels Involving Childcare

6 books "featuring inquisitive nannies, creepy children, supernatural forces, curiously distant parents, disapproving housekeepers, and so much more."

By Jason Rekulak | May 11, 2022

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By Amy McCulloch | May 11, 2022

Amber Cowie on Elevating Horror

By Amber Cowie | May 11, 2022

Crime Fiction Is Having a TV Moment, and That Moment Isn’t Going To Be Over Any Time Soon. 

By Dervla McTiernan | May 10, 2022

8 Unnerving New England Psychological Thrillers

8 Unnerving New England Psychological Thrillers

...that linger well after the final page.

By Brian Lebeau | May 10, 2022

The Final Twist

The Final Twist

"I’m talking about the twist...in the final pages, the twist that morphs the way you interpret the entire book."

By Sandra Block | May 9, 2022

What’s in a Game? Horror Movies and Their Playful Nature

What’s in a Game? Horror Movies and Their Playful Nature

Vincent Tirado on the interconnected worlds of games and horror.

By Vincent Tirado | May 6, 2022

Tough Mothers: Seven Dark Novels About Motherhood

Tough Mothers: Seven Dark Novels About Motherhood

This Mother's Day, consider the noir perspective...

By Zach Vasquez | May 6, 2022

The Fine Art of Incredible Plot Twists

The Fine Art of Incredible Plot Twists

Elizabeth Day on nine works from different eras and genres, all united by one thing: a twist that completely upends your reading experience.

By Elizabeth Day | May 3, 2022

Tracing the Portrayal of Mental Disorders in Literature Over Time, Through Five Books

Tracing the Portrayal of Mental Disorders in Literature Over Time, Through Five Books

Jane Shemilt on the evolution of 'madness' in fiction.

By Jane Shemilt | May 3, 2022

Isolation as the Enemy

Isolation as the Enemy

These thrillers make use of many kinds of solitude to amp up the tension.

By Victoria Helen Stone | May 2, 2022

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