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Thrillers

The 10 Best Science Thrillers Ever Written: Jon Land’s Picks

So my latest Caitlin Strong thriller, Strong to the Bone, is heavily based in science, particularly bio-engineering, after clinical trials for a groundbreaking anti-rejection drug go horribly wrong. That results in bad guys, really bad guys, ending up in possession of what could be the ultimate weapon. So I got…
Jon Land
December 1, 2017
Miscellany

15 literature-inspired jack-o’-lanterns for Halloween

Next week is Halloween, which makes this prime jack-o’-lantern carving time. But instead of the usual triangle eyes and toothy grin, why not try something a little different this year? If you’re anything like us at BookTrib, all the inspiration you need is currently sitting on your bookshelf. Here are…
Rachel Carter
October 23, 2014
MiscellanyPop Culture

“IT’S ALIVE:” 2 Frankenstein Books Celebrate Milestone

For 200 years, Mary Shelley's classic Frankenstein has made its mark in both deep literary studies and its widely distributed commercial appeal in pop culture. We know many interpretations of Shelley's work through movies and TV shows, but these two collector's books, Vault of Frankenstein (becker&mayer!) and Rockport's Classics Reimagined Frankenstein (Quarto Knows) still…
Rebecca Proulx
October 31, 2018
Fiction

Frankenstein, Dracula and Carrie — oh my!

Wait—sorry. What we meant was Frankenstein is LIVE, on stage, in the Olivier-winning production of Frankenstein by the National Theatre of Great Britain. The production, which starred Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller (both of whom have played Sherlock Holmes on TV), ended its run in 2011, but not before…
Michael Ruscoe
October 28, 2014