From ominous rest stops to 1855, the year of our lord and savior Natalie Heller Mills, and glow sticks (for some reason), we’re taking you through our favorite reads of Q2. New fears were unlocked, new maps were explored, and we still want you to read His Face is the Sun.

Dire Bound - Sable Sorensen
The Midnight Kingdom - Tara Sim
Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke
She Knows all the Names - Michelle Jabès Corpora
The Girl with a Thousand Faces - Sunyi Dean
I Know a Place - Nat Cassidy
Japanese Gothic - Kylie Lee Baker

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Today we’re discussing all things Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer. How far would you go to be the perfect mother? Current husband or forest demon, who provides better? We’re discussing these topics and more. So, grab a fistful of raw meat and get ready to be disturbed.

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Today we’re talking about publishing trends. Topics include: motherhood, but make it horror; women in male dominated fields (murder); weird girl lit; and more. Would you train your sentient blob friend to be your perfect man? Will we always be competing in trials for the love of a shadow daddy? Join us today as we discuss trends for 2026 and, maybe, what we hope 2027 will bring!

Marion - Leah Rowan
Honey- Imani Thompson
But Won’t I Miss Me - Tiffany Tsao
The Open Era - Edward Schmit
Dominion - Jean Kwok
The Shrowded Queen - Ashley Tropea
Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep - Paul Tremblay
Milk Teeth - Caitlin Starling
For Human Use - Sarah Pierse
She waits Where the Shadows Gather - Michelle Tang
Our Cut of Salt - Deena Helm
Trad Wife - Sarah Langan
Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burk
Hunger - Jin-Young Choi
Blob: A Love Story - Maggie Su
I Do Not Apologize for My Position on Men - Rae Wilde

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