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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
Thrillers

We All Have a Dark Side: 8 Thrillers from Joyce Carol Oates

Few authors have been as prolific as literary powerhouse Joyce Carol Oates. Since publishing her first book in 1963, she’s written over 40 novels, nabbed every award imaginable, and earned a coveted endorsement from Oprah Winfrey—all the while experimenting with different formats and genres. One such genre is psychological suspense,…
Early Bird Books
September 5, 2017
Thrillers

Genre-Redefining True Crime Author Ann Rule Passes Away

“Three percent of all males are deemed to be antisocial and without conscience, while only one percent of females seem to lack compassion for others. But the icy manipulations of that one percent are utterly fascinating. No one can be crueler than a woman without a conscience.” – Ann Rule,…
Joel Higgins
July 28, 2015
Romance

Playlists for 2 Romance Novels We Adore

As a huge lover of books and music, it only makes sense that the two would go together. When I’m sitting down to read, I’m not just picking a random playlist, I’m searching for those specific songs that I know will go perfectly with the tone and the atmosphere of…
Rachel Carter
September 28, 2015
Miscellany

National Book Award Winners Are …

There’s some big book news today, everyone! Keep reading to find out the winners in five crucial categories! Phoebe Robinson, stand-up comedian, actress, bestselling author, and founder of Tiny Reparations Books, hosted the exclusively online National Book Awards Ceremony on November 17, 2021 at 7:00 EST. Book aficionados across the…
Judy Moreno
November 17, 2021
Miscellany

2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction Winner Announced!

Let me happily relay the official announcement of the winner of the 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction: Piranesi, written by Susanna Clarke and published by Bloomsbury, takes the grand prize. This luminous offering is, according to the Chair of Judges, “a truly original, unexpected flight of fancy which melds genres…
Judy Moreno
September 8, 2021