A Disappearance in Fiji by Nilima Rao

Nilima Rao’s debut novel, A Disappearance in Fiji, is a historical mystery…

Unnatural Ends by Christopher Huang

Canadian author Christopher Huang’s new crime caper might not have the brutal…

Interview: RA Cramblitt

Last month, RA Cramblitt released Like Printing Money, a technological crime novel set…

Queer Indie Bookstore Splits Profits with LGBTQ Authors

We recently covered how bookstore employees often aren’t paid a living wage,…

The 20 Best LGBTQ+ Books So Far This Year, According to Esquire

It’s about the middle of the year — and the middle of…

How Much Have Book Bans Impacted Author Visits? A Survey: Book Censorship News, June 16, 2023

No lengthy introduction this week. Instead, this week is dedicated to a…

On the Radar: Do your penance

Considered to be the one to watch in UK fiction thanks to…

Code of the Hills by Chris Offutt

Following on from The Killing Hills and Shifty’s Boys, Mick Hardin is…

Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo

Translated by Séan Kinsella — The 13th novel in Jo Nesbo’s Harry Hole…

Amazon’s Best Books of the Year (So Far)

To paraphrase the good sis Lizzo: It’s about that time! Time to…

The Whispers by Ashley Audrain

Ashley Audrain’s second book, The Whispers is a suburban domestic thriller that…

Humour in fiction with Joe R Lansdale

One of our favourite American authors joins us today to talk about…

The Literary Life of Elliot Page

Pageboy, Elliot Page’s long-awaited memoir, gives a fragmented but close-up perspective of…

To Die in June by Alan Parks

Alan Parks is rapidly setting the benchmark for dark Scottish crime fiction.…

SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE Is a Must-Watch to Understand Today’s Book Ban Movement: Book Censorship News, June 9, 2023

If you’ve been on social media over the last week, chances are…

Across the Spider-Verse and the Rejection of Fatalism

Spoiler Warning: This article contains spoilers for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and…

On the Radar: Ambrose Parry, you say?

Lovers of historical crime fiction can get ready for a treat as…

The Last Goodbye by Tim Weaver

Anyone who has read The Blackbird, the previous book in Tim Weaver’s…

The Epilogue of August by Jennifer Milder

This captivating debut mystery novel by Jennifer Milder unwraps the title character’s…

Book Banners Moms for Liberty Labeled a Hate Group

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has labeled Moms for Liberty a…

Libraries Need to Prepare for Another Anti-LGBTQ “Hide the Pride” Campaign

Last year, I wrote about the conservative group CatholicVote organizing what they…

Central Park West by James Comey

There’s always a question over whether a senior government figure can hack…

A Poem Is Going to Jupiter’s Moon Europa (& You Can Go, Too)

This week, U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón in conjunction with the Library…

Unfurling The Book Banner Lies: Book Censorship News, June 2, 2023

This week, book banners showed up to the Douglas County Public Library…