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Emily Martin

Emily has a PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi, MS, and she has an MFA in Creative Writing from GCSU in Milledgeville, GA, home of Flannery O’Connor. She spends her free time reading, watching horror movies and musicals, cuddling cats, Instagramming pictures of cats, and blogging/podcasting about books with the ladies over at #BookSquadGoals (www.booksquadgoals.com). She can be reached at emily.ecm@gmail.com.

The Most Haunted Bookstores and Libraries Around the World

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9 Books About Coming of Age in the ’90s

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9 of the Best Recent Vampire Reads

While vampires have been around for centuries, authors keep finding new ways to reinvent vampire tropes to keep the concept fresh.

New Horror Novels: 18 Books to Keep You Scared in 2021

2021 has been a killer year for new horror novels. Whether you prefer supernatural scares, like Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo, or thrilling slasher stories, like My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones, find your next read.

Hey, It’s OK If You Don’t Like to Read

It really is okay if you just don't like to read, no matter what anybody tells you.