Fiction

Austen After Dark Podcast
When you hear of a podcast about Jane Austen, those words conjure images and sounds of a stodgy book review podcast where the host and an academic guest dissect Jane Austen’s collected works. It’s literary criticism at its best, but also potentially at its most boring.
By Frank Racioppia day ago in BookClub
The Year My English Improved, I Became Quieter. AI-Generated.
The first time I realized my English had improved was on the subway. It was rush hour, the kind where bodies pressed together until no one could tell which arm belonged to whom. The train screeched to a stop between stations. A distorted announcement crackled through the speaker—fast, careless, impatient.
By Jenny 2 days ago in BookClub
I Am Not a Failure. I Was Simply Not Chosen. AI-Generated.
The first time I realized I had not been chosen, it was an ordinary afternoon. So ordinary that I didn’t understand its importance until much later.
By Jenny 2 days ago in BookClub
New York Did Not Betray Me. I Simply Overestimated Myself. AI-Generated.
The first time I felt disappointed by New York, nothing dramatic happened. There was no argument. No rejection letter that made my hands shake.
By Jenny 2 days ago in BookClub
Three Kinds of People Live in the Basement . AI-Generated.
The first thing I noticed about the basement was not the mold. It was the smell. A layered smell—stale cooking oil, damp clothes that never fully dried, raw concrete, and something faintly sweet, like cheap laundry detergent. It was the kind of smell that told you people had been living here for a long time, long enough for their lives to sink into the walls.
By Jenny 2 days ago in BookClub
The Bed That Was Never Mine. AI-Generated.
The first night I slept in New York, I slept on the floor. Not because there was nowhere to live, but because the basement apartment had everything except a bed. The landlord said it casually, as if it were a rule of nature.
By Jenny 2 days ago in BookClub
Before the Lights Went Out. AI-Generated.
One quiet night. One unexplained blackout. And the moment everything changed forever. The night Willow Creek went dark did not arrive with thunder or warning sirens.
By Adil Ali Khan2 days ago in BookClub
Jujutsu Kaisen's sequel & Aujua Denney's prequel manga are headed toward their finales
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo (2025) and Enchanter Enchanter (2025) are manga stories written to shine light on the social issues the world is facing. The themes of these two stories can resonate with a lot of people who grew up in regions of the world always ridden with conflict. It's seen in our media, politics, and history. Giving a medium to the difficulties of the world with achieving true tolerance by using fictional characters to show the uncomfortable truths is what storytelling is all about.
By Evan Valentine4 days ago in BookClub
Roosevelt Park And Me
When I first arrived in New York, I didn’t know where my life would begin. It turned out to be Roosevelt Park. New York is often described as a city of ambition and spectacle, but my earliest memory of it is quieter. It is a narrow park running along Chrystie Street in Manhattan’s Chinatown. Trees stand where buildings pause. Benches line the path. People pass through without ceremony.
By Jenny 4 days ago in BookClub
Our Winter Monster is the Horror Book of the Year
I know that it's way too early to state I found the horror book of the year, but Our Winter Monster is way too original to not mention this. I was in Barnes & Noble last year, and I had found the hardcover to Our Winter Monster by accident, and I remember how I couldn't take my eyes off the cover.
By Emy Quinn4 days ago in BookClub
Lunch Break. AI-Generated.
At the hardware store, lunch always arrived on time. Every day at exactly twelve, the boss would clap his hands once and say, politely,
By Jenny 5 days ago in BookClub
5 Horror Novels that are Not for the Faint of Heart
I have recently started on my second batch of books, and I have been so impressed with the horror stories I have read this year. It's like 2026 was the year meant for extreme horror, and so far, I have not been the least disappointed in the books I have found!
By Emy Quinn7 days ago in BookClub