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The death of poetry – much anticipated, much prematurely mourned – has been put off again, this time by the Odyssey. Thanks to Christopher Nolan’s film, sales of Homer’s epic rose 1,400% in the weeks around release – and...

The New York Times asked hundreds of bookish people—which included librarians, booksellers, editors, bookstagrammers, and crime writers (among them Freida McFadden, S.A. Cosby, Gillian Flynn, Alyssa Cole, and Stephen King)—what the best 10 thrillers published since 2000 were. ...

How many of the most read books on Goodreads this month can you name? I’ll give you the genres, if you need a hint. In the top five, we have two thrillers, a historical fiction title, and two general...

Creature feature films have captivated moviegoing audiences for generations, but what about creature feature horror novels?A creature feature is a work of horror in which the primary antagonist is a monster or monstrous creature of some sort. Think...

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All Access Bonus: Bonus Adaptations Nominated for Best of the Century So FarDid you browse the Best Adaptations of the Century So Far and wonder about the titles that didn’t make the final list? All Access members, read on...

In the opening scene of Furious Violet, true crime writer Violet “West” Shelley wakes up in a pool of blood in a hotel in Salt Lake City, where she has been conducting final interviews for her book about a...

Certain genres of books tend to drum up more controversy than others, even though it may seem like just about any kind of book can be under fire in the current era. Novels that are designed to screw with...

Flanagan and his writing team are taking Carrie in a new direction for this miniseries. Carrie is one of King’s shortest books, so this new adaptation will expand on the source material. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Flanagan...

Since 2006, the Center for Fiction has been highlighting the best debut novels of the year through its First Novel Prize. This year’s 180 eligible titles were published in the US between January 1st and December 31st, and were...