Book Riot Managing Editor Vanessa Diaz is a writer and former bookseller from San Diego, CA whose Spanish is even faster than her English. When not reading or writing, she enjoys dreaming up travel itineraries and drinking entirely too much tea. She is a regular co-host on the All the Books podcast who especially loves mysteries, gothic lit, mythology/folklore, and all things witchy. Vanessa can be found on Instagram at @BuenosDiazSD or taking pictures of pretty trees in Portland, OR, where she now resides.
They'd put me right to sleep and I mean that in the best way.
This week on All The Backlist, Vanessa recommends a mystery with a tattooed, chain-smoking, sleuthing nun and a story about two teen girls and a haunted mansion.
If I can't have real answers or satisfying resolutions, made-up ones will do.
You get historical fiction and mystery plus some armchair travel — what's not to like?
This film is a cinematic masterpiece. Fight me.
Show off your love of libros with these tees, totes, mugs, and more!
On All The Backlist this week, Vanessa shares two mysteries that are great for busting a reading slump.
Some are romantic, some are platonic, not all of them are ones you should aspire to.