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But the police-centric murder mysteries are not the only type of mystery out there. All sorts of characters get obsessed with a loose end they can’t solve. Missing persons, stolen art, a rogue pet — it’s all fair game when protagonists have perspectives outside of being the hardened detective behind their desk. Family members dedicated to finding out what happened or investigative journalists shedding light on cover-ups are just two of the different perspectives you can get in the genre, but there are so many others out there!...

Hanukkah is coming! But eight nights equals a latke of presents to prepare. If you’re dreideling that shopping, worry no menorah!—we’ve got a list of eight great recent Jewish books here that you can go out and gelt immediately. Your shopping done, you can then go on to more important things, like curling up with with a plate of sufganiyot. (That last one was a recommendation, not a pun. Nom nom nom....

As soon as I started reading manhwa, I wanted to see these stories come to life on screen. Be it as a TV show, a movie, or even an animated show, I craved more content from these stories because the writers and illustrators managed to make me care so much about the characters and their lives, I just wanted more. It’s the same with romance books for me; if you tell me it’ll have an adaptation, I’m definitely going to be there on release day, ready to watch it from start to finish....

When Renie’s sister disappears within Belle Morte–one of five houses where vampires reside as celebrities and humans are living donors–she is desperate to find and save her. So Renie makes the ultimate sacrifice by becoming a donor. But the secrets of Belle Morte are more dangerous than she could have imagined. And she never expected to be drawn to handsome and enigmatic vampire Edmond Dantès. One thing is clear. Belle Morte has spoken....

Joey Green has returned to Beaufort, South Carolina to look after his ailing father, who is succumbing to dementia. Marshall Green’s short-term memory has all but evaporated, but his oldest memories are vivid. His mind keeps retreating into long-ago yesterdays of growing up in Beaufort as a boy.At first this seems like a blessing, with the past providing a refuge from a shrinking future, but Joey grows increasingly anxious as his father’s hallucinatory arguments with figures from his youth begin to hint at deadly secrets, long buried and forgotten....

If like me, you are, or are going to be, a first-time dog parent, I have some book recommendations for you. This list contains fiction titles featuring fun doggos to keep you company and get you excited as you wait to bring your furry baby home. It also includes nonfiction that will help you understand your newest family member and develop a happy and sustainable rhythm with them. These books might also aid you in convincing an unsure partner about the absolute necessity of having a dog in your life....

If you too could not look away from season one of Netflix’s Partner Track, then this is for you. As a reader, I found myself looking for reads that would make me feel the same way I felt about the show. From irresistibly attractive lawyers, to ambitious women with very complicated work lives, to lovely New York City settings, I’ve compiled a list of books to read if you like Partner Track....

There are plenty of robot books for kids of all ages. Fiction and nonfiction, practical and fantastic, there’s a robot story for every reader. Some are based on real-world robots, like the Mars Rovers, while others take the concept of a helpful robot and run with it, creating a brand-new world. Whether your young robot fan is still into picture and board books, or reading independently, there’s a robot-themed book ready for them....

Attack on Titan is a post-apocalyptic dark fantasy about the remnants of humanity after the emergence of giant humanoid creatures called Titans that wiped out much of the world’s population. For a hundred years, what remains of humankind have lived in a single civilization contained within three concentric walls to protect them from the Titans. However, after a Colossal Titan breaks through the first wall, the territory up to the second wall is overrun by Titans in an attack that takes many lives and forces any survivors to retreat within the last two walls....

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Young adult post-apocalyptic fiction is especially interesting to me because most of the time the teen characters don’t have the opportunity to remember — or barely remember — what it was like “before.” This is just what their world is, so they’re initially accepting of it while the reader is horrified, which makes for a tense juxtaposition. Plus, they are just beginning to come into their own power, so we get to see the reach and limits of that power and how they decide to use it....

I can hear your comments already: You missed Fun Home by Alison Bechdel! I love that book, and I definitely recommend it, but I doubt anyone clicking on this post needs the recommendation. I’d rather use this space to draw attention to authors that aren’t as well-known. In case you weren’t aware, though, Bechdel does have a new graphic memoir coming out in May, so keep The Secret to Superhuman Strength on your radar!...

Now I do read horror—and I love it. horror lifts me out of my numbed response to yet another strike against the soul of America; after all, screaming in terror is better than limp catatonia. Even better, reading horror has reignited my faith that that we can survive anything. We can even thrive, according to the horror tomes I love best, if we just keep fighting for something better. By reading horror, I face the darkness to find the light....

Telenovelas are wild, my friends. They truly are. They are dramatic, intense, and they can take you on a journey that… probably won’t make any sense. I mean, telenovelas have sometimes more or less 100 episodes, so you bet they have to come up with different ideas so the plot won’t get boring. The plot lines can go from “the main character suddenly finding out they have an evil twin” to “the love interest dying but not really because they will return five episodes later with amnesia”....

Hypertext Literature, A Definition Coined by Theodore Nelson, a pioneer in the computer industry in the 1960s, the term hypertext describes “non-sequential writing — text that branches and allows choices to the reader, best read at an interactive screen.” Hypertext literature, then, follows the same definition. It’s literature that is non-sequential with branching storylines or pages. The reader drives the story by different clicking hyperlinks. “When the story no longer progresses, or when it cycles, or when you tire of the paths, the experience of reading it ends,” Michael Joyce wrote in the introduction to the first hypertext piece of literature, “afternoon, a story....

The “horse girl” has become something of a meme (and while I haven’t taken the time to unpack it myself, it has some pretty misogynistic vibes about it and is awfully exclusive in many contexts), but horse girls been around since I can remember, and certainly well before that. I mean, I was one of them, to the extent that I could be. And because I couldn’t afford a horse and Santa failed me year after year, I got my fill of horses from books....

I’m not gonna lie, I disagreed with Mariana Enríquez when she said that there’s no horror tradition in Latin America. At least in my country, Mexico, authors like Amparo Dávila, Guadalupe Dueñas, and Inés Arredondo have written darker stories that certainly toe the line with horror since the 1950s. Yet, I do think we’re now building a new canon — one that has been prolific enough that I’m confident calling it a second literary boom....

I wasn’t always a big Wonder Woman fan. I didn’t really get into comics until about 4–5 years ago, and Diana Prince’s story was one of the ones that piqued my interest. With it, I tumbled headfirst into Bombshells, Batwoman, Star Wars, Captain Marvel, many Marvel stories and characters in general, and much more. But Wonder Woman was a favorite, which I’ve written about here. At first the various arcs confused me, but I learned to pick a favorite and go with it....

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve kept up the tradition of reading daily devotional books, and usually buy a new one at the beginning of the new year. Over the years, I’ve discovered numerous devotionals, whether 90 or 365 days, that have helped me during different periods of my life. I strongly believe in the power of having a solid morning routine. Spending the first hour or so after I wake in quiet peace and focusing on myself is an essential part of my day....

Anyway, when I got to college I sought out all the good literature I had straight-up missed because my high school curriculum was only interested in white authors. The classes that particularly struck me were the ones about African American literature. I read a lot of contemporary black writing, but these opened my eyes to a whole world of the past. I wonder how influential these writers could have been to the students of my school—would more black students enjoy their English classes?...