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“The Museum Detective” Features an Archaeological Mystery in Karachi

Kudos to publisher SOHO Crime for their continued commitment to presenting international, multicultural mysteries and thrillers, providing readers with exciting, well-crafted plots and fresh viewpoints. London-based, multi-award-winning journalist and novelist Maha Khan Phillips was raised in Karachi, Pakistan, the setting for The Museum Detective, now available in paperback. This series…
Linda Hitchcock
May 19, 2026
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7 Books That Send You Into the Wild

As the temperatures rise and the days grow longer, many of us feel the pull to spend more time outside. Sometimes, all it takes is the right story to turn that feeling into action. Whether it’s a tale of adventure in the wilderness, a thoughtful look at climate and sustainability,…
BookTrib
May 18, 2026
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What to Read Next: May Selections

How is it May already? It’s been a busy season but fortunately, we bibliophiles will always find those moments to sneak in some reading. In this month’s selections, we’ve got the magical and mystical, historical and horror, murder and mayhem, and more. We’re sure you’ll find something worthy to read…
Stephanie Elliot
May 6, 2026
FictionMiscellany

What Makes Readers Believe Unreliable Narrators

You know a narrator is lying. The story makes that clear. The details don’t line up. The tone shifts. Something feels off. And you keep believing them anyway. Not because you’re convinced, but because the story gives you just enough to stay. Readers don’t need a narrator to be truthful.…
Dan Uselton
May 15, 2026
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When the Clock Hits Zero, Everything Changes

In this powerful memoir, Lyn Barrett recounts her journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder, revealing how a family crisis unearthed her long-buried childhood trauma. Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory is a story of resilience and transformation — the reclaiming of a life once fragmented by trauma.
BookTrib
April 3, 2026
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The Permanence of Memory in Novels

In his novel In a Strange Room, the South African Booker Prize winner Damon Galgut, wrote, “a journey is a gesture inscribed in space, it vanishes even as it’s made… the very air closes behind you like water and soon your presence, which felt so weighty and permanent, has completely…
Aga Maksimowska
May 11, 2026