Librarians are being threatened with legal action in Wyoming because there are naughty things in […]
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by M.R. James
I decided to kick off the spooky season with a century-old collection from M.R. James, […]
The Peculiarities, by David Liss
Thomas Thresher is the sort of person who, if I met him in real life, […]
House Number 12 Block Number 3, by Sana Balagamwala
Trigger warning for references to child abuse. We have an expression about wanting to be […]
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R.E. Hawley examines the current trend of vibrant, blobby book covers and what they tell […]
The Queen of the Cicadas, by V. Castro
Trigger warning for racism and hate crimes. V. Castro’s unsettling The Queen of the Cicadas […]
The Wagers, by Sean Michaels
The ancients used to think of luck as a supernatural force. I find it hard […]
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Why doesn’t English have an Academy, like other European languages? Dylan Byron investigates the historical […]
The Death of Jane Lawrence, by Caitlin Starling
The Death of Jane Lawrence, by Caitlin Starling, has just joined the club of books […]
Girl A, by Abigail Dean
Trigger warning for child abuse, including starvation. I was brought up in a vaguely Christian […]