Villains, Folklore, and 2 National Book Award Finalists

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.

 Theater Productions and Front Page News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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