Halloween will be here before you know it. Here are some sure-fire shivers to prep you for the big day.The House of Last Resort : a Novel by Christopher Golden (2024) Ever dream of buying a $1 house in Italy? That’s a real thing, which started in 2008 to attract...
Temperatures are rising, summer is in full swing, and these two below-zero nonfiction tales may help you cool off during those 90-degree days.Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night by Julian Sancton (2022) The end of the...
This month, I thought I’d focus my pleasure reading on haunted house books—but only those that have the word “house” in the title, just for fun!A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher (2023) Samantha Montgomery is an archeoentomologist—in plain language, someone who...
I’ve read several books lately that focus on the tiniest forms of life—some creatures charming and inspiring, others, devastatingly harmful, and still others, playing both of those roles at once: The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl (2023) The...
I happen to find tragic memoirs compelling, especially those that end on a note of hope or the promise of redemption. Three memoirs I’ve read recently do just that. Beautiful Boy by David Sheff tells the story of Sheff’s son Nicholas’s devastating addiction to...
I’ve been diving into some paranormal horror novels lately. Here are the latest ghostly reads that I’d recommend for post-Halloween shivers: The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes (2013) How do you catch a serial killer who is elusive because he travels through time? This...