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Dark Fiction
8 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.
8 posts
Where to Start with Anthony Bourdain: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Anthony Bourdain — whether to begin with Kitchen Confidential or Medium Raw. A complete reading guide to the chef, author, and traveller.
Where to Start with Benjamín Labatut: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Benjamín Labatut — whether to begin with When We Cease to Understand the World or MANIAC. A complete reading guide to the Chilean author.
Where to Start with Elfriede Jelinek: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Elfriede Jelinek — whether to begin with The Piano Teacher, Wonderful Wonderful Times, or Lust. A complete guide to the Nobel laureate.
Where to Start with Joyce Carol Oates: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Joyce Carol Oates — whether to begin with We Were the Mulvaneys, them, or Blonde. A complete reading guide to the American literary novelist.
Where to Start with Anne Rice: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Anne Rice — whether to begin with Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, or Queen of the Damned. A complete reading guide to her Vampire Chronicles.
Where to Start with Iain Banks: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Iain Banks — whether to begin with The Player of Games, Use of Weapons, or The Wasp Factory. A complete reading guide to Banks and the Culture series.
Where to Start with Lionel Shriver: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Lionel Shriver — whether to begin with We Need to Talk About Kevin, So Much for That, or The Mandibles. A complete reading guide.
Best Psychological Thriller Books: 15 Essential Reads (2026)
The best psychological thriller novels — from Gone Girl and The Silent Patient to Verity and The Housemaid — ranked and reviewed with honest assessments of what makes each one work.
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