7 Novels About Family Curses

I have always held a keen interest toward the processes of myth formation and how beliefs about family identity are handed down through generations. My debut novel Defenestrate tells the story of a family in the midst of reckoning with superstition and inheritance, the long-held beliefs that can shape both the collective identity of a […] The post 7 Novels About Family Curses appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'

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MrBallen Makes a Strange, Dark, and Mysterious Graphic Novel

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Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

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Ken Follett to Publish New Novel with Hachette in 2025

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UK: Book Revenues Surpassed £7 Billion Pounds in 2023

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For the Punks and Goths: This Graphic Novel is a Love Letter to BIPOC Femmes and Thems

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“The Stone Home,” My Second Novel, Was Crafted From Shocking Historical Truths

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