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- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Oct 1, 2026
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- Jul 8, 2026
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31 horror novels and scary books for Halloween coming out this October (opens the original)
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Or close enough. Which means we can start screaming about the plethora of horror novels coming out this October. You’ve heard of an advent calendar — well, this is a demented calendar. A book a day keeps the ghosts away! But only for October. You’re on your own for Christmas. Sign up for our free newsletter about books, authors, reading and more Before we dive in, let’s talk about the genre of horror for a moment. It sometimes gets the pointy end of the stick from critics, but the bad rap is unw
‘Empire’ author Sabaa Tahir says she’s working on a new adult fantasy series (opens the original)
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Author Sabaa Tahir won the 2022 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature for her novel, “All My Rage,” which drew on her experiences growing up in Ridgecrest, where her parents, who were originally from Pakistan, ran a Mojave Desert motel. Her bestselling An Ember in the Ashes quartet established her as one of the most popular names in fantasy, and she returns with a new book, “Empire,” which is the conclusion of the two-part Heir series. Tahir will be appearing with Nicola Yoon on Oct.
Samantha Josephs’ ‘Carrying’ will leave you gagging, but in a good way (opens the original)
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Author Samantha Josephs has just one question for readers of “Carrying.” Yes. Yes, she did. And in more ways than one. As with the title of her debut novel, there are multiple meanings to Josephs’ question. “Carrying” is stunning, jaw-dropping … and a little gross, but all good body horror is. For those unfamiliar with the subgenre, it’s real, and the dictionary does actually have an entry for it, defining it as “a fiction genre in which a character’s body undergoes mutation, disfigurement, deco
How author Micaiah Johnson turned the haunted house into social commentary (opens the original)
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“Pain is the only thing in this world you can become attached to without fear of losing it.” This line from her novel, “The Unhaunting,” has, well, been haunting author Micaiah Johnson. It “has been at the front of my brain since I wrote it,” Johnson said during a recent email interview. The quote is one of many in “The Unhaunting” that stand out on the page, making the reader consider how it applies not just to the book, but to themselves and the world around them. The novel follows a woman as
31 horror novels and scary books for Halloween coming out this October (opens the original)
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Or close enough. Which means we can start screaming about the plethora of horror novels coming out this October. You’ve heard of an advent calendar — well, this is a demented calendar. A book a day keeps the ghosts away! But only for October. You’re on your own for Christmas. There may not be a chill in the air just yet here in Southern California, but that doesn’t mean you can’t give yourself some by reading one of these scares. Sign up for our free newsletter about books, authors, reading and
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