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Emily Martin

Emily has a PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi, MS, and she has an MFA in Creative Writing from GCSU in Milledgeville, GA, home of Flannery O’Connor. She spends her free time reading, watching horror movies and musicals, cuddling cats, Instagramming pictures of cats, and blogging/podcasting about books with the ladies over at #BookSquadGoals (www.booksquadgoals.com). She can be reached at emily.ecm@gmail.com.

Get Ex-Frightened: Your Guide to Horror Adaptations in 2025

Four horror adaptations hitting screens in 2025 that you'll want to get excited and frightened for.

A Heartwarming Story About Falling in Love with Your Best Friend

Could the marriage of two roommates and best friends be more than one of convenience? Yes indeed, and Reyes's adult debut will keep you rooting for the couple.

Gender-Swapped HOLES Series Coming to Disney+ and More Book News!

Who’s looking for more exciting book news? You’ve come to the right place, friends. There are a whole lot of ...

NOSFERATU’s Robert Eggers Sets His Sights on Another Literary Adaptation, and More Book News!

Well, book fans, welcome to the new year. And a new year means it’s time for our first good old ...

All We Want to Do is Track Our Reading in 2025, But These Apps Are Getting Controversial

In news from reading tracking apps, Fable's generative AI summaries backfired spectacularly and Goodreads has a new controversy.

New and Fresh YA Fairy Tale Retellings

These new and recent YA fairy tale retellings revisit stories we love to hear again and again.

2025 BIPOC Horror Novels for the Read Harder Challenge

Pop these three upcoming BIPOC horror novels onto your TBR, each of which would be perfect if you're doing this year's Read Harder challenge.

America, This Horror Novel Hits Really, Really Close to Home

This brand new horror novel feels less like a work of fiction and more and more like our current reality.

Emily Henry is Going to Have A Big Year in 2025

What's your favorite Emily Henry book?

LONGLEGS Director Osgood Perkins is Back with a Stephen King Adaptation—Here’s Everything You Need to Know!

Osgood Perkins, director of LONGLEGS, is back with THE MONKEY, an adaptation of Stephen King's short story. Here's what we know so far.