Dear reader, there’s something kind of fun (and maybe a little voyeuristic) about reading epistolary novels. Exploring stories told through letters, journal entries, emails, and other forms of communication makes you feel like you’re an investigator or observer, which can offer a unique reading experience. If you love modern epistolary novels, then you’re in luck! We’ve rounded up some of the best epistolary novels, from classics to new releases, in all genres, that you’ll want to get lost in.Continue ReadingThe Best Epistolary Novels
Dear reader, there’s something kind of fun (and maybe a little voyeuristic) about reading epistolary novels. Exploring stories told through letters, journal entries, emails, and other forms of communication makes you feel like you’re an investigator or observer, which can offer a unique reading experience. If you love modern epistolary novels, then you’re in luck! We’ve rounded up some of the best epistolary novels, from classics to new releases, in all genres, that you’ll want to get lost in.Continue Reading
The major influx of women publishing mysteries and thrillers in the past 15 years has meant that we’ve gotten a lot more interesting, diverse crime novels that challenge the status quo and look at crime fiction a bit more broadly. That’s important, especially since the genre tends to get preoccupied with stereotypes about female characters and uses violence against women as set dressing rather than take the opportunity to dive deeper into issues of misogyny and feminism. These fifteen feminist mystery novels explore crime and feminist issues in new and exciting ways.
Whether you love reading beach-side, poolside, or somewhere inside with the AC blasting, nothing beats spending a lazy summer afternoon with a compulsively readable book! And if you’re in the market for the best books to read this summer, look no further than our list of the best beach reads for 2020! No matter what your taste might be (frothy romance, unputdownable thriller, fun fantasy, or even funny horror), we’ve got a summer read recommendation for you!
In recent years the domestic thriller subgenre has exploded in popularity, thanks to the works of authors such as Gillian Flynn, Liane Moriarty, and Mary Kubica. Domestic thriller books are usually mysteries told from the point of view of regular people who find themselves in thrilling and dangerous situations related to domestic life, and they usually focus on the motivations and fallout of conflict rather than the procedural details of solving crimes. If you enjoy these types of stories and are looking for more domestic and marriage thriller books, here are 15 domestic thrillers we recommend!
World War II was such a tremendous event that it’s impossible to comprehend the complexities of it after reading a handful of books–perhaps that’s why new books about the period from the 1930’s-late 1940’s are still released each year. Whether you’re interested in reading military history or novels that explore the impact of the war on regular people, we’ve got 20 new World War II books you’ll want to put on your TBR list, broken down by fiction and nonfiction.
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, and when it comes to medicine-related books, that couldn’t be more true. From living with an unknown illness, grappling with a cancer diagnosis, struggling to understand mental illness, or just trying to live to old age while understanding the changes out bodies undergo, we’ve got the best medical nonfiction books for you. Even if you’re healthy, we promise these nonfiction books about medicine and illness will prove to be illuminating, and will deepen your understanding of humanity.
If you love books set in schools and stories with twisty plots and dark themes, then chances are the subgenre of dark academia is for you! This genre can be defined broadly, but generally speaking the books have an academic setting and feature characters exploring darker urges, navigating crimes or dark secrets, or exploring dark speculative elements. Here’s more about dark academia, and the appeal of these kinds of books. If that sounds like your jam, we’ve got 15 excellent dark academia books for you to marathon read!
There’s nothing quite so compelling as reading about other people’s lives and experiences–after all, sometimes truth is stranger (or at least more entertaining) than fiction. From stories about real life people to celebrity memoirs, there’s always something entertaining and fascinating in the best memoirs. If you love real stories about real people, then you’re in luck because 2020 is a great year for the genre. Here are 20 of the best new memoirs coming out this year!
If funny female authors are your jam, then good news! We’ve got some hilarious female comedian books and memoirs for you! These memoirs vary in genre and style (some are more essay-based, some are more traditional memoirs) but all are laugh out loud hilarious and fun!