Rebecca dominates du Maurier’s legacy, but she wrote plenty of other macabre novels and short stories. A collection called After Midnight gathers 13 of these tales, with an intro by Stephen King.
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Brand new books: Stephen King’s latest, plus tales of a tired mom and a scary stalker
Holly Gibney is back in King’s thriller, Never Flinch. The Stalker follows a manipulative man. Happily ever after is evasive in Consider Yourself Kissed. Plus, new work from Tash Aw and Etgar Keret.
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‘Heart Lamp’ wins International Booker, with stories of India’s Muslim women and girls
The major writing prize awards the best fiction translated into English. Judges called Banu Mushtaq’s short story collection “something genuinely new for English readers.”
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This new story collection is marvelous — if a bit meandering
Lydia Millet’s characters in Atavists interact and have little dramas of their own — the author’s talent is on full display here. Not every story is strong, but they work well together.
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New books this week: A foodie memoir, a missing child, witches illustrated, and more
Care and Feeding chronicles life in the culinary world. All the Other Mothers Hate Me follows a mom turned amateur detective. Plus, Karen Russell’s first full-length novel since Swamplandia!
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Stephen King’s new story took him 45 years to write
Stephen King is out with a new collection of short stories. As you might expect from the reigning King of Horror, some are terrifying. Some are creepy. Others are laugh-out-loud funny.
