Furious Violet (2026) is Sarai Walker’s third novel, and it’s very different from Dietland (2015) and The Cherry Robbers (2022), but excellent in its own way. I’d probably consider it a literary horror/ thriller, featuring a nearly-fifty year old main character, Violet “West” Shelley. West is a true crime writer, traveling on her own acrossContinue reading “Furious Violet”
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Mazywood
Mazywood (publication day September 22, 2026) by Tananarive Due scared me so much one evening I had to stop reading it until daytime! With two timelines–beginning in the Golden Age of Hollywood, it follows Mazelle Washington, a child star when films were still silent, through her lifetime, and alternates with a present day timeline followingContinue reading “Mazywood”
The Macabre
I don’t typically gravitate towards fantasy with a strong horror component as a genre, but I really enjoyed the last book by Kosoko Jackson that I read (a queer romance), so I had to request The Macabre (publication day September 9, 2025) from NetGalley. He’s published at least half a dozen books already, so thereContinue reading “The Macabre”
