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Teresa Preston

Since 2008, Teresa Preston has been blogging about all the books she reads at Shelf Love. She supports her book habit by working as a magazine editor at a professional association in the Washington, DC, area, which is (in)conveniently located just a few steps from a used bookstore. When she’s not reading or editing, she’s likely to be attending theatre, practicing yoga, watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer again, or doting on her toothless orange cat, Anya. Twitter: @teresareads

How Classic YA Author Robert Cormier Baffled a Classroom of College Students

How reading Robert Cormier's 1979 novel After the First Death showed her that young adult fiction can be as bewildering and complex as anything else she studied in college.

The Joy of Hate-Reading

Sometimes a bad book can be oh so good. What makes a good hate read, and how should readers talk about the books they loathe?

8 Books for Fans of MINDHUNTER

Need something to read while you wait for the new season of Mindhunter? These books delve into the minds of killers and the people who investigate them.

12 Books About the 2016 Election

Revisit the 2016 U.S. presidential election with these 12 books, each of which considers a different aspect of the campaign.

7 Cold Weather Adventures for Fans of THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US

Has the marketing campaign for The Mountain Between Between Us made you crave gripping adventures in the snow? Try these true-life tales!

Reading Pathway: Where to Start With Kazuo Ishiguro

Want to know where to start with the works of this newly minted Nobel winner, Kazuo Ishiguro? Follow this reading pathway.

100 Must-Read Novels About Religion

These 100 novels about religion tell stories of devout believers from a variety of faiths and characters who struggle to believe at all.

IT Movie Sequel Coming September 2019

The Losers' Club and Pennywise will face off again on screen on September 6, 2019.

Forget Scary Clowns: The Gerald’s Game Trailer Is Where the Terror Is

The Netflix adaptation of the Stephen King novel is coming September 29.

The Fine Line Between Comedy and Horror

A reader considers the horror potential of Connie Willis's CROSSTALK and the comic potential of Victor LaValle's THE DEVIL IN SILVER.