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A Bookish Coastal U.S. Road Trip: I-95

Posted on October 23, 2021July 18, 2022 by Melissa Baron

Welcome to the third installment in the cross-country bookish road trip series! So far, we’ve traveled coast-to-coast along I-90, crossed mountains and rivers in the heart of the country on I-70, and now I’m taking you down the east coast using interstate 95. This is the perfect road to travel during the fall months, because not […]

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candles burning next to pumpkins outside

Scary Poems to Read in the Dark

Posted on October 15, 2021October 21, 2021 by Melissa Baron

Welcome, my ghosts and ghouls. Gather around the fire, close now; it keeps the chill of the night away. You came to this post because you wanted to see and hear things that will scare you. Things that will raise the hairs on the back of your neck and make you doubt your senses. You’ve […]

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Writing Playlist: Haunting

Posted on October 9, 2021June 28, 2022 by Melissa Baron

I fervently love the month of October. Yes, autumn is great, and we’ve had a surprisingly lovely fall in Chicago so far, but I love October because I cut my teeth on horror from a very young age. I was raised by a young mom who also loved horror movies with a passion, and she […]

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English cottage surrounded by green forest

The Best Modern Shakespeare Adaptations

Posted on September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 by Melissa Baron

There is a smorgasbord of Shakespeare adaptations and retellings out there, in both the book world and in film. His plays have endured the centuries because the stories in them contain universal elements and characters that everyone, across the ages, can relate to. It’s no wonder that we are tempted to change the window dressings of […]

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dark woods in the fall with. a brightly lit path

Chilling Historical Thriller Reads

Posted on September 9, 2021September 12, 2021 by Melissa Baron

It is said that if we do not learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it. The tales told within the halls of historical thrillers are prime suspects that this saying is true. Throughout the centuries, deadly secrets are buried and then uncovered; dangerous obsessions lead to unspeakable acts; and disappearances shake up communities […]

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