1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1826+ words) The New Feminist Anna Kovatcheva's debut novel She Made Herself a Monster uses Bulgarian folklore to excavate the systems that have always mapped monstrousness onto women. Here's what we thought. She Made Herself a Monster is rooted in 19th-century Bulgarian…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (515+ words) The use of the word "gothic" in the title sets the stage for this novel, particularly its mood and tone. What does "gothic" mean to you in a Japanese context, and how did you adapt or challenge Western gothic conventions…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1837+ words) By Kylie Lee Baker We're thrilled to share an excerpt from Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker, a new horror novel interwoven with Japanese mythology, out from Hanover Square Press on April 14th. October, 1877: Sen is a young samurai in exile,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (507+ words) The most disturbing spirit is named "Slackjaw," a spectral figure with a broken jaw and blood-soaked gown who appears and then vanishes into the night. At the Palace Hotel, a lady in a nightgown walks the halls carrying another nightgown,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (96+ words) Atlanta News First ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - ATL Live featured Atlanta-based bestselling author Emily Carpenter, who discussed her new novel, A Spell for Saints and Sinners, a Southern gothic suspense story set in Savannah, Georgia. Carpenter spoke about choosing Savannah…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (66+ words) The Bookseller Gothic Australian "masterpiece" finds new life at Virago Register to read for FREE. Serious about the book trade? Want full access? Subscribe from just "3. 65 a week and unlock full access to exclusive interviews, rights deals, industry data and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (584+ words) A little over two centuries before Guillermo del Toro's 2025 film adaptation of Frankenstein starring Jacob Elordi and Mia Goth came to the big screen, Mary Shelley set her mind to writing a ghost story. Radcliffe was an English novelist best…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (464+ words) Yorkshire has long been wrapped up in gothic tradition, its wily, windy moors offering a fitting backdrop for tales of ghosts and mysterious goings-on, where, even in the spring, a trip to the picturesque locations of Haworth or Hebden Bridge,…...