5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (603+ words) Everyone in this book is hiding something. Now, J.T. Ellison gets candid about the people and prevarications that populate her crime fiction … John B. Valeri: The book is set against the backdrop of the holidays, with an opening scene in which…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (192+ words) Here are three newly translated works of fiction from across the globe, along with one classic work of true crime (as Capote would say, a “nonfiction novel”). Keep an eye on the site for more lists, including our fall preview....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (429+ words) For some time now, my Instagram feed has been awash with the imagery of “dark academia”: oak paneled rooms and vaulted ceilings, the glow of solitary reading lamps, and row upon row of packed bookshelves receding into infinity. Shadows abound,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (436+ words) I’ve kept this list to collections released within the last two years. Sound good? Okay, away we go! Megan Abbott (ed), The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2026 (Mariner Books) First, we must start with the foundational text! Our queen, Megan…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago   (708+ words) I think this is a key attribute of our cultural fascination with the headless woman. She’s everywoman and no woman at once. She invokes terror, or she’s invisible. When I was eight or nine at a sleepover at my friends…...