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Cocktails Inspired by our Favorite Literary Vampires, Shapeshifters, Witches, and Monsters

Four “booktail” recipes to complement your autumn reading and titillate your taste buds

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Cover of Bloodguard by Cecy Robson

Read an Excerpt From Cecy Robson‘s Bloodguard

One hundred years. Tens of thousands of gladiators. And today, only one will rise…

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Complete Planetary Destruction Is Not as Easy as It Seems

Humans are very bad at taking care of the planet, but the Earth has survived bigger threats than...

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Cover of R.L. Stine's The Surprise Party

Party Like It’s 1997: R.L. Stine’s The Surprise Party and All-Night Party

Unsupervised teenagers and attempted murder seem to go hand in hand...

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Illustration of a scene from the fairy tale"Diamonds and Toads" or "The Fairies"

“Diamonds and Toads”: A Fairy Tale About Getting What You Deserve?

Six retellings that complicate a seemingly straightforward story of "good" and "bad" sisters...

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Cover of The Gryphon King by Sara Omer

Revealing The Gryphon King by Sara Omer

A fantasy inspired by the diverse Turkic cultures of Southwest Asia.

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Cover of The Mountain Crown by Karin Lowachee

Read an Excerpt From Karin Lowachee’s The Mountain Crown

Méka must capture a king dragon, or die trying.

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Collection of 4 book covers from Jo Walton's September 2024 reading list

Jo Walton’s Reading List: September 2024

A truly excellent update based on Austen and Shakespeare, plus some great YA, space opera, and f...

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Cover of Hutchinson’s Magazine, April 1922

The Award for Worst Person Ever: E. F. Benson’s “The Outcast”

Welcome back to Reading the Weird, in which we get girl cooties all over weird fiction, cosmic h...

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Collection of five horror titles focused on obsession

Five Horror Books About Obsession

Scary stories about unhealthy fixations on body parts, fictional characters, creepy houses, and...

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Cover of Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler

Revealing Where the Axe Is Buried by Ray Nayler

Leap into a thrilling near-future world of geopolitical espionage!

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