"While the events of the book are strange and sinister, the style and characters are warm and wry. . . . The scares are effective, but you know you’re in safe hands.”—The New York Times
“A grotesque romp! It takes up residence beneath your skin and refuses to leave."—Caitlin Starling, USA Today bestselling author of The Death of Jane Lawrence
“Creepy, claustrophobic, and completely entertaining, What Moves the Dead left me delightfully repulsed. I adored this book!”—Erin A. Craig, New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows
“This gothic retelling is a hair-raising, enthralling read.”—Buzzfeed
"The distilled terror of T. Kingfisher's What Moves the Dead insinuates itself into the reader's nervous system from the very first sentence and quickly overtakes their sense of self control. I was powerless against this novella's pestilential pull and had to finish it in one sitting . . . or maybe it finished me."—Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Ghost Eaters
"Thoroughly creepy and utterly enjoyable."—Publishers Weekly
“T. Kingfisher spins biting wit, charm and terror into a tale that will make your skin crawl. Poe would be proud!”—Brom, author of Slewfoot
“Dissects the heart of Poe’s most famous tale and finds a wholly new mythology beating inside it . . . Pure fun.”—Andy Davidson, author of The Boatman's Daughter
"An infectious new spin on classic Gothic horror.”—Booklist
“What Moves the Dead is a must-read, period.”—Jordan Shiveley, author of Hot Singles In Your Area
“A gothic delight!"—Lucy A. Snyder, author of Sister, Maiden, Monster
“A fluid technicolor reimagining of Poe's "House of Usher" that takes no prisoners . . . Not to be missed."—Brian Evenson, author of Last Days
"Perfectly hair-raising in all the right ways."—Premee Mohamed, author of Beneath the Rising
"Readers will be rapt as the tension builds to near bursting levels and the true meaning of the title comes into full, skin-crawling view.”—Library Journal
As we look ahead to the winter and colder days keeping us inside, we’re looking forward to plenty of new paperbacks, including our 2021 Book of the Year, a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, pulse-pounding tales and more.
Narrowing down this list was the hardest thing we’ve ever had to do, but we’ve hand-selected some of our favorite LGBTQIA+ books for Pride month. Spanning fiction, speculative fiction, horror, and even nonfiction, this list has a little something for everyone, and we hope you find the perfect read to help you celebrate this June!
Summer reading is in full effect with plenty of new stories in sight! We can’t get enough of reimaginings and retellings, and this month is full of lush dark takes on some of our favorites, tales of sisterhood and survival and love, thrilling page-turners and even more disturbing cover art. These are the best new books […]
Our Book of the Year program names a standout book and lifts it up as the book to get during the holidays. With spectacular titles like The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse, World of Wonders, and The Lyrics, we are certain that the book our booksellers choose will join the ranks of these titles and absolutely deserves to be there. […]
Ah Spring, when a reader’s eye turns toward… Horror? Why not? Each month brings us MORE horror novels to add to our “to be read” pile. Here are eight new titles to make a terror-ific start to your early spring. Think of them as your warmup – get through these, and there’re more to follow. […]