Synopsis: In a world where gods walk among mortals and divine tyranny crushes the innocent, one knight’s investigation into ritual murders uncovers a conspiracy that threatens to consume an entire city. Commander Victus Andreas discovers that the seemingly random cult killings in Lindly are part of a far darker plan—the dark elven goddess Lestar seeks […]
There is a specific pleasure in reading a mystery that is, at its heart, about what it costs to be a writer. Not the soft, aspirational version with cozy coffee shops and tidy advances, but the grinding, desperate, beautiful truth of building a career out of words in an industry that would rather market you […]
Gibbet Hill by Bram Stoker was first published in Dublin’s Daily Express in 1890. This gothic horror tale was forgotten about until its rediscovery in 2016. This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. Gibbet Hill by Bram Stoker Gibbet Hill by Bram Stoker When I […]
A widely applicable guidebook for businesses struggling to get on the same page Claude Hanhart and Rachel Collins’ Connecting Goals to Impacts and Outcomesdelivers on its title. This book is a practical tool for anyone tired of sitting through planning meetings where everyone at the conference table nods solemnly at phrases like “improve customer experience” […]
The moving melodies of family and marriage form the chorus of this poignant collection of short stories. In The Woman In the Third Floor Front, Richard Scharine assembles a dynamic arrangement of stories that examine childhood memories, love, and a little bit of noirish fun in between. In the titular opening, Jack is an adventure […]
Sequels carry a particular kind of pressure. Shield of Sparrows introduced readers to Odessa, a princess thrust into a political marriage in a monster-ravaged land, and the warrior who turned out to be her greatest threat and her greatest love. It earned a devoted following and landed Devney Perry on the New York Times bestseller […]
The Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz was the Arab world’s most prominent literary figure. Neglected in the west, modern Arabic literature achieved international recognition when Mahfouz was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1988. This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. Naguib Mahfouz: His Life Naguib Mahfouz […]
Female Gothic fiction is concerned with constraint. Not just fear, but the structures that produce it: marriage, inheritance, reputation, the… The post Female Gothic: What It Is, Why It Matters, and the Books That Define It appeared first on She Reads Everything.
A tender account of a mother’s grief after a devastating loss and the countless echoes of love it leaves behind Invisible Threads is a deeply affecting portrait of loss and resilience that begins with every parent’s worst nightmare: the sudden death of Maureen and Doug Walgren’s sixteen‑year‑old son, Corey. What started as a regular, mundane […]
Finding the rhythm of resilience In his debut memoir, Mixtape, therapist and storyteller Johnzelle Anderson presents a lyrical, track-by-track account of a life composed of the “sound and silence of survival.” Growing up mixed-race in 1990s Roanoke, Virginia, Anderson faced the complex dissonance of a disengaged West African father and a volatile white mother. Feeling […]