Why Historical Paranormal Mysteries Make a Cosy Reading Escape

Paranormal Activity

Get thee to a time machine! Historical fiction gets even better when there's a speculative twist

A little dose of the fantastical is just the ticket to help us dive deeper into the past.

There may be several on your beach reads list. Ever wonder why?

Mysteries blend puzzle-solving with kind of catharsis, according to scholars, writers

Must a novel’s hero be good company?

Readers are falling into a ‘likeability’ trap. But fiction was never meant to be a charm contest

Voices of Audible: Books that soothe our minds

Some listen for thrills. Many love getting lost in great fiction, even if it's out of this world. These days, the search is for calm, peace,

WHY I LOVE HORROR: Essays on Horror Literature, Edited by Becky Siegel Spratford

“Horror isn’t just a genre, it’s a calling. A secret handshake in the dark.” – Sadie Hartmann, introduction “Since the turn of this century