Books

Few works in modern literature have inspired as much analysis, debate, rereading, and scholarly obsession as The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe’s landmark science-fantasy epic. More than four decades after its publication, readers still gather on forums, podcasts, YouTube channels, and dedicated discussion groups to unpack individual chapters, trace hidden clues, and argue […]

Books about games often matter for reasons that extend beyond gameplay. The most memorable titles reveal how artists, designers, musicians, writers, and small creative teams build worlds that linger long after the screen goes dark. Two recent releases from Thames & Hudson approach that idea from different directions. One excavates the visual legacy of a

Clarice Lispector wrote fiction that behaves like a live nerve. A scene begins, then the mind of a character leans closer to the world—closer than feels polite—and suddenly the ordinary turns strange. A room. A family lunch. A cockroach. A glass of water. Things you’ve seen a hundred times. In Lispector’s hands, they stop cooperating.

The Horror Novels Defining Summer 2026 Summer reading lists often lean toward beach escapes, family sagas, and breezy thrillers. Horror has a different agenda. The best horror novels arrive with a sense of unease that lingers long after the final page, turning familiar places and ordinary experiences into something stranger. This summer’s most talked-about releases

Travel publishing has long favored lists: the world’s best beaches, hidden cities, remote islands, forgotten ruins. Travis Elborough approached the subject differently. His atlas books focused on places shaped by collapse, isolation, failed ambition, environmental change, and historical accident. The destinations mattered, but the larger subject was human behavior—the urge to build in impossible landscapes,

  The Book That Changed the Conversation Some art history books quietly fill gaps. Others redraw the map. Women Artists and the Surrealist Movement belongs to the second category. Written by art historian Whitney Chadwick, the book reframed Surrealism at a moment when museums, critics, and classrooms largely told the story through a tight circle

A New Wave of Horror From Latin America Over the past decade, a group of Latin American writers has pushed horror out of the decorative and into the civic. This new movement is less concerned with noises in the dark than with what already fills the day—gendered violence, class contempt, ecological collapse, state terror, and

Blame the weather, politics, or the news cycle this month: this roundup of books is dark. Things feel a bit bleak in February 2026 and I’ve been trying to get my head around the aggression of the world by reading things that resonate with uneasy emotions. Agustina Bazterrica, Mariana Enriquez, and Marcus Kliewer take us

In 2026, the audiobook market is no longer a monopoly. While one giant has long loomed over the industry, a shift toward ethical consumption and public accessibility has redefined how we read on the go. Whether you are looking to support your local community, save money, or finally tackle your to-read list without a subscription

The Mars saga that started above a garage When Red Rising hit shelves on January 28, 2014, it sold readers a hard-edged fantasy of social mobility on Mars. A miner from the bottom caste gains access to the ruling class and chooses sabotage over gratitude. The author, Pierce Brown, built the book into the opening

Our reading stack is always diverse and this month is no different. Sometime’s we are in the mood for Chuck Klosterman’s outsider take on Football and sometimes we dive into Agustina Bazterrica’s dark dystopian worlds. Here’s what’s on our nightstands right now. American Sirens Kevin Hazzard, a journalist and former paramedic, tells the story of

A dark and intriguing love story between a vampire and a werewolf by fans favorite creator Sarah Andersen.

Adventuregame Comics: Leviathan I tend to enjoy solo games and especially narrative experiences that involve puzzles. As a child I read lots CYOA books and I’ve always found non-linear books to be exciting. So when our editor handed me a copy of Adventuregame Comics: Leviathan to review, I was quickly pulled into this graphic text