The Best Strangers in the World

Throughout his broadcasting career, journalist and host of NPR’s “All Things Considered”…

USPS Honors Toni Morrison with Forever Stamp

The United States Postal Service unveiled the new Toni Morrison forever stamp…

April 2023 issue preview

Historical fiction is the star of our April issue (11 of our…

Astrid and Raphaëlle return to More4

“What a brilliant programme. I was so upset when we got to…

The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson

Peter Swanson is well known for complex and clever plotting that’s designed…

6 authors to keep on your radar

Leta McCollough Seletzky, author of The Kneeling Man Counterpoint | April 4…

Join the Trans Rights Readathon March 20-27!

If you’ve been paying attention to the news lately, you know there’s…

The Pale Horse rides again, courtesy of The Folio Society

The Pale Horse is one of Agatha Christie’s darkest and most gothic…

Dust Child

Vietnamese writer Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai’s first novel to be translated into…

Still Life With Bones

Dr. Alexa Hagerty, an associate fellow at the University of Cambridge and…

2023 Women’s Prize Longlist Announced

The 2023 Women’s Prize longlist has been announced! After the 1991 Booker…

On the Radar: Join the Donut Legion today

If we said the words ‘donut legion’ to you, what would spring…

City Beet

Gardening isn’t just for the countryside! This exuberant picture book celebrates the…

White Fox by Owen Matthews

White Fox is the third novel to feature Russian KGB officer Alexander…

Remembering Judith Heumann, 1947-2023

When I saw a social media post saying that Judy Heumann died,…

Colors of Film

Color: We can’t not see it, and yet we’re frequently unaware of…

Five women authors to read in 2023

It’s International Women’s Day every 8 March, but here at Crime Fiction…

Freeze by Kate Simants

In Freeze, a group of strangers convene upon an Arctic ship in…

A Long Stretch of Bad Days

In June 1994, the small town of Henley, Ohio, was devastated by…

Women Now Publishing More Books Than Men — And It’s Helping Sales

Economist Joel Waldfogel looked at how women and men have influenced the…

The best memoirs of 2023 (so far)

Katherine May’s essay collection Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age offers…

The Man Who Lived Underground by Richard Wright

Richard Wright is best known for his literary novel Native Son and…

Exiles by Jane Harper

It seems like 2023 is turning out to be the year of…

4 books about women you’ll wish you’d read in history class

Tomiko Brown-Nagin pays tribute to a history maker in Civil Rights Queen:…