Jamie Canavés is the Tailored Book Recommendations coordinator and Unusual Suspects mystery newsletter writer–in case you’re wondering what you do with a Liberal Arts degree. She’s never met a beach she didn’t like, always says yes to dessert, loves ‘80s nostalgia, all forms of entertainment, and can hold a conversation using only gifs. You can definitely talk books with her on Litsy and Goodreads. Depending on social media’s stability maybe also Twitter and Bluesky.
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From the whodunit and whydunit to the did-they-or-didn't-they, these are eight of the most common kinds of murder mystery plots.
Why there are benefits to leaving a review for every book you read, even if it's a couple of sentences long.
Dive in and marathon a series or take a short hop into a time period with these excellent historical mystery books, including Opium and Absinthe by Lydia Kang and Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia.
Sorry about the nightmares you'll be having.
I've got some of my favorite mustaches on book covers to share with you this Movember. Of course I was going to make this bookish!
This year's Goodreads Choice Awards is open. Here's what you'll find among the categories -- and what's notably missing.
These mysteries and thrillers have a dark feel, or feel like a blend of horror and mystery/thriller or books with dark crimes.
From the silly (no more book club stickers, please!) to the serious (start fact-checking your books, already!), these trends need to stop.