Lyndsie Manusos

2 weeks ago | bookriot.com | Lyndsie Manusos

Ah, the horror novella. A bite-sized scream in your hands. Horror novellas are one of my favorite genres. They are tales of horror that are short enough to take a day or two to get through, and yet the intensity is still as fierce as that of a novel– perhaps even fiercer with the shorter word count and knife-sharp execution. I’ve described in some of my previous Book Riot posts the differences between novels, novellas, and the even shorter novelettes.

1 month ago | bookriot.com | Lyndsie Manusos

Romantasy is having a moment, y’all, as we’ve seen across bestseller lists, specialized shelves in bookstores, and deep dives into what the genre means and is (or isn’t; your mileage may vary) doing for literature as a whole. Before the boom of romantasy, the genre was usually classified as romantic fantasy or fantasy romance, depending on what plot was more focused on. Even before that, there was the classic gothic romance. But, dear reader, have you ever heard of the gothic romantasy?

2 months ago | bookriot.com | Lyndsie Manusos

Hyperion AvenueLisa Jewell’s Breaking the Dark kicks off the Marvel Crime series with a thriller featuring Jessica Jones, a retired superhero turned private investigator. Jessica, living a solitary life in Hell’s Kitchen, is drawn into a case involving a mother, Amber Randall, whose teenage twins have mysteriously changed after a visit to the UK. As Jessica investigates, she uncovers a dark mystery surrounding the twins, a strange girl named Belle, and the eerie village of Barton Wallop.

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Lyndsie Manusos

3 hours agoThrilling, Lush New Historical FictionFagin the Thief by Allison Epstein You might be surprised to learn that Oliver Twist has nothing more than a walk-on part in FAGIN THE THIEF (Doubleday, 321 pp., $28).

Jan 16, 2025 | bookriot.com | Vajra Chandrasekera |Lavanya Lakshminarayan |Lyndsie Manusos

I’ve written about genre-blending science fiction in the past: lists of books and stories where genre is blended, re-molded, and made something new. Genre-blending, in any and all genres, is something very near and dear to me, as both a reader and writer. It’s the excitement and temptation to tell stories that contain multitudes, for we, as artists and as people, contain multitudes. Now, let’s talk about genre-defying books. And there is a difference, dear reader, between the two.