Carissa Orlando
The Best Horror Fiction of 2023
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Molly OdintzThis year’s top horror novels distinguished themselves not only through quality but with their use of metaphor to approach societal ills obliquely. Through the lens of horror, and the examination of monstrosity, we see the many ways that hatred, prejudice, and and the enforcement of conformity warp our communities and our own minds. These novels…
The Best Debut Novels Out This September
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CrimeReadsThe CrimeReads editors select the best debut novels in crime, mystery, and thrillers. * Laura Picklesimer, Kill For Love (Unnamed Press) The bored college fifth-year narrating Kill For Love has always been good at suppressing her appetites—you can see it in her carefully counted calories, svelte figure, and attempts to mask her sociopathy from her sisters….