Isaac and Bellatine Yaga don’t know much about their heritage. A grandmother or great-grandmother came […]
Ancestor Trouble, by Maud Newton
Maud Newton, the author of Ancestor Trouble, is the product of two people who decided […]
Republic of Lies, by Anna Merlan
My dive into podcasts about conspiracy thinking—notably QAnon Anonymous and Knowledge Fight—have brought the astute […]
The Exorcist, by William Peter Blatty
Trigger warning for sexual violence. Reading a classic scary story is always a chancy thing. […]
In the Pines, by Grace Elizabeth Hale
Trigger warnings for racialized violence, brief descriptions of torture, and lynching. Historian Grace Elizabeth Hale […]
A True Account, by Katherine Howe
Professor Marian Beresford is prone to temptation. As a lesbian in 1930s America, she has […]
The Mystery Guest, by Nita Prose
Molly Gray returns in Nita Prose’s The Mystery Guest, the follow-up to her sprightly debut, […]
The Madstone, by Elizabeth Crook
Benjamin Shreve is a good man. He’s the kind of man who keeps his promises, […]
How Can I Help You? by Laura Sims
Laura Sims’s novel, How Can I Help You?, took me right back to the handful […]
The Dead Take the A Train, by Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey
Trigger warning for self-harm. Cassandra Khaw (of The Salt Grows Heavy) and Richard Kadrey (of […]