Villains, Folklore, and 2 National Book Award Finalists
October 3, 2024
Read this week’s Communiqué newsletter featuring villains, folklore, and 2 National Book Award Finalists—plus, Jeff VanderMeer recommends Dark Matter from Black Ocean.
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Theater Productions and Front Page News
September 26, 2024
Read this week’s Communiqué newsletter featuring theater productions and front page news—plus, a masterful, top-shelf financial thriller.
Your Favorite Horror Author’s Favorite Horror Author
September 19, 2024
Read this week’s Communiqué newsletter featuring your favorite horror author’s favorite horror author—plus, essential poetry and a seductive romance set in Venice.
Ghosts, Folklore, and National Book Award Longlisters
September 12, 2024
Read this week’s Communiqué newsletter featuring ghosts, folklore, and National Book Award longlisters—plus, “If you read one horror book this year, let it be this one.”
Bees, Horror, and a Tragicomedy of Manners
September 5, 2024
Read this week’s Communiqué newsletter featuring bees, horror, and a tragicomedy of manners—plus, Inscrutable Doctor Baer is “one of the best graphic novels of the year.”
Antidotes for Smartphones and Social Media Discourse
August 29, 2024
Read this week’s Communiqué newsletter featuring antidotes for smartphones and social media discourse—plus, strange love, impassioned hope, and existence as resistance.
Fall Books, Dave Eggers, and Info-Determinism
August 22, 2024
Read this week’s Communiqué newsletter featuring fall books, Dave Eggers, and info-determinism—plus, Diane Foley marks the 10th anniversary of James Foley’s death.
Herman Melville and a Publisher at Sea
August 15, 2024
Read this week’s Communiqué newsletter featuring Herman Melville and a publisher at sea—plus, a new book honoring Mia Zapata’s life and art.
Kafka, Circus Performers, and a Fairy-Tale Slasher
August 8, 2024
Read this week’s Communiqué newsletter featuring Kafka, circus performers, and a fairy-tale slasher—plus, Carmen Maria Machado and literature in translation.
Debut Novels and the Internet Age
August 1, 2024
Read this week’s Communiqué newsletter featuring debut novels and the internet age—plus, Dynamite Nashville in the NYT twice last week.