With roots in the 18th century, this haunted genre’s hallmarks can be found throughout modern horror. Here’s where to start.

Readers respond to a guest essay about the continuing vitality of literary fiction. Also: Exxon vs. California; a Supreme ...

There are a ton of different subgenres within fiction. If you want to dive into a novel to escape to another world, there are ...

R.L. Maizes will appear with her new novel A Complete Fiction at the Boulder Bookstore on Wednesday, November 5, Fort Collins’ Old Firehouse Books on Thursday, November 6, Denver’s West Side Books on ...

Two Wilmington writers are included in "the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction." ...

Roughly between the 1920s and 1970s, architectural manifestos functioned as performative documents that declared new possibilities for public life. A conjunction of forces made the shaping of culture ...

This interview was featured in the Books & Fiction newsletter, which delivers the stories behind the stories, along with our latest fiction. Sign up to receive it in your inbox. This week’s story, ...

Insight Editions has kicked off a 10-book series on the making of Quentin Trantino's filmography, starting with 'Once Upon a ...

Nearly 60 years ago, the original Star Trek series ignited a dream in the public’s imagination: that one day, people would travel the galaxy in ships propelled by faster-than-light “warp drives.” The ...

In the last couple decades, fantasy has undergone a metamorphosis. No longer merely the province of quests and chosen ones, ...

“A House of Dynamite” is now streaming on Netflix, and sees the United States facing an imminent missile strike from an unknown enemy. But how much of that story could actually happen? Directed by ...

Tension and suspense don’t just happen in mystery novels. Whether it’s mounting frustration between two characters ...