Rachael Conrad

Portland

World's smallest bookseller. The girl with the Beowulf tattoo. Events for Belmont Books & Novel. 2021 PW Star Watch Honoree. ✍️ in LitHub, Polygon, Kirkus.

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Dungeon Crawler Carl author Matt Dinniman interview and cover reveal for This Inevitable Ruin (Exclusive)

2 days ago | winteriscoming.net | Rachael Conrad

Feast your eyes on the new hardcover artwork for the seventh book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series from Matt Dinniman, and enjoy our chat with the author himself. We’re thrilled to reveal the cover of Matt Dinniman’s latest novel in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, This Inevitable Ruin. We also got the chance to chat to him a bit about LitRPGs, and how video games and TTRPGS inspire his popular sci-fi series.
Behold the cover for The House of Quiet, the new YA dark fantasy novel from Kiersten White

Feb 6, 2025 | winteriscoming.net | Rachael Conrad

We're thrilled to reveal the cover for The House of Quiet, the latest YA horror novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White. Later this year, #1 New York Times bestselling horror author Kiersten White is returning to YA for the first time since her 2021 novel The Excalibur Curse with The House of Quiet, a dark fantasy about a girl who infiltrates an ominous home for magical children in search of her sister.
The 44 most exciting science fiction and fantasy books for your 2025 reading list

Jan 1, 2025 | polygon.com | Rachael Conrad

It’s that time of the year again! As we finally put 2024 to bed, it’s time to start looking forward to what the 2025 publishing season holds in store for our TBR piles. The answer, at a glance, is “a lot.”Seriously, the time to reinforce all of your bookshelves so that they do not collapse in on themselves is now, my friends.
We talk to Elfhame author Holly Black about her new card game, Enemies & Lovers (Exclusive)

Nov 27, 2024 | msn.com | Rachael Conrad

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We talk to Elfhame author Holly Black about her new card game, Enemies & Lovers

Nov 27, 2024 | winteriscoming.net | Rachael Conrad

We spoke with author Holly Black about her new card game Enemies & Lovers: The Crown of Elfhame, based on her beloved Elfhame novels, and how she made the leap to designing a game and working with Kickstarter to launch it. By Rachael Conrad | Nov 27, 2024We got to speak with the one-and-only Holly Black, critically acclaimed and internationally beloved author of the Elfhame novels, about her brand new card game, Enemies & Lovers: The Crown of Elfhame.
10 great new horror novels you should read this spooky season

Oct 27, 2024 | winteriscoming.net | Rachael Conrad

Looking for a spine-tingling horror story to keep you up at night this spooky season? Look no further. We've rounded up 10 novels that came out in 2024 to sink your teeth into. By Rachael Conrad | 9:30 AM EDTSpooky Season is finally upon us, and what better time of year to read a horror novel that will have you checking under the bed for monsters, questioning every sound you hear as you’re trying to fall asleep at night, and loading up on garlic and silver than the days before Halloween?
The 26 must-read books of fall 2024

Aug 28, 2024 | polygon.com | Rachael Conrad

Summer is finally coming to an end. There’s a slight chill in the air, back to school shopping is in full swing, and the days are slowly but surely growing shorter. While some of us will mourn the loss of cookouts, beach trips, and stone fruit season until next year (I’ll miss you, fresh peaches and nectarines), others will no doubt thrive as leaves begin to turn shades of red and yellow as autumn makes itself known.
7 Horror Titles Featuring Isolation

Aug 15, 2024 | psychopomp.com | Rachael Conrad

What’s even more frightening than facing a ghost, demon, haunted house, desolate space station, serial killer, or frozen tundra? Facing all of the above on your own. The following horror novels do a superb job of isolating its protagonists—whether that means they’re on their own or the location they’re in is perilously far away from safety and civilization.
August Horror Titles to Look Forward To

Aug 6, 2024 | psychopomp.com | Rachael Conrad

With August upon us, the summer is swiftly and (for many) sadly coming to an end. But with the dew point dropping and the days growing ever longer also comes the promise of spooky season. Of course, we have a couple of months to go before October and Spooky Season, but any time is a good time to read a scary book. Below you’ll find a collection of horror novels coming out during the month of August.
July Horror Preview

Jul 11, 2024 | psychopomp.com | Rachael Conrad

Temperatures might be steadily rising but there are plenty of books coming out over the month of July that will certainly send a chill down your spine. Whether you’re at the beach or the pool with friends, enjoying the AC at your local library, or kicked back in a hammock by the lakeside, you need look no further for your summer reading fix. The following are 6 horror novels coming out over the month of July to keep your TBR pile stacked.