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Continue reading →: Book Review: The Center by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi
Eerie, immersive, and totally addictive! Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi has previously published short stories, reviews, translations, essays, monologues, and poetry. She has also worked as an editor and a playwright. Ayesha was contributing editor for the Serial Productions podcast The Trojan Horse Affair, and has been anthologized by Tilted Axis Press, Peepal Tree…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: The Swallows by Lisa Lutz
Dark academia with a twist of revenge. Lisa Lutz is the author of the New York Times bestselling, Edgar Award– and Macavity Award–nominated, and Alex Award–winning Spellman Files series, as well as the novels How to Start a Fire, The Passenger, and The Swallows. She lives and works in upstate New York. Published August 13th, 2019. When…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: My Murder by Katie Williams
Disturbing, original, and wildly entertaining. Katie Williams is the author of the novel Tell the Machine Goodnight, which was a finalist for the Kirkus Prize, and young adult novels, The Space Between Trees and Absent. Her short fiction has appeared in The Atlantic, American Short Fiction, Prairie Schooner and elsewhere. Williams earned her MFA from…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: Nineteen Claws and a Blackbird by Agustina Bazterrica
A fun twist on some very dark topics. Agustina Bazterrica was born in Buenos Aires in 1974. She has a degree in Arts (UBA). In 2013 she published the novel “Matar a la niña” (Textos intrusos). In 2016 she published the book of short stories “Antes del encuentro feroz” (Alción…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: It Could Be Anyone by Jaime Lynn Hendricks
Lots of drama and shocking secrets. IT COULD BE ANYONE was described as “Riveting from its opening scene” by bestselling author Robyn Harding. NYT Bestselling author Mary Kubica said it “starts with a bang and never lets up.” Publisher’s Weekly says, “Hendricks maximizes the suspense of her Clue-style premise, smoothly…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: Don’t Forget the Girl by Rebecca McKanna
A slow burn. Dark and introspective. Rebecca McKanna’s fiction has been anthologized in The Best American Mystery Stories 2019 and honored as a distinguished story in The Best American Short Stories 2019. Her work has appeared as one of Narrative Magazine’s Stories of the Week and has been published in…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: Play the Fool by Lina Chern
A charming debut! Lina Chern has been published in Mystery Weekly, The Marlboro Review, The Bellingham Review, Rhino, The Collagist, Black Fox Literary Magazine, and The Coil. She lives in the Chicago area with her family and is represented by Joanna MacKenzie at Nelson Literary Agency. Play the Fool is her debut novel. Published March 28th, 2023. Katie True is an…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: The Quiet Tenant by Clémence Michallon
Dark, disturbing, and utterly addictive. CLÉMENCE MICHALLON was born and raised near Paris. She studied journalism at City University of London, received a master’s in Journalism from Columbia University, and has written for The Independent since 2018. Her essays and features have covered true-crime, celebrity culture, and literature. She moved to New…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: You Can Trust Me by Wendy Heard
A fun thriller that quickly turns sinister. Wendy Heard is the author of suspense and thrillers for adults and teens, including You Can Trust Me, The Kill Club, She’s Too Pretty to Burn, and Dead End Girls. Heard has spent most of her life in Los Angeles, which is on fire more than she would…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: The Guest by Emma Cline
Tense, palpable, and addictive. Emma Cline is the New York Times bestselling author of The Girls and the story collection Daddy. The Girls was a finalist for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize, the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. It was a New York Times Editor’s Choice and was the winner…
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