Half His Age is a terrible book

Half His Age was one of my most anticipated book releases of 2026.

Feb 9 • Jen Eastwood

November 2025

Agustina Bazterrica on Culture, Craft, and Confronting Violence Through Fiction

In the Season 2 finale we explore how structure, intention, and cultural context shape unforgettable horror.

Nov 19, 2025 • Jen Eastwood

Torrey Peters on Writing While the World Burns

Exploring collapse, connection, and the strange hope buried inside disaster.

Nov 12, 2025 • Jen Eastwood

Lauren McQuistin on Sobriety, Self-Reinvention, and No Lost Causes Club

A conversation about agency, emotion, and learning to feel everything without falling apart.

Nov 5, 2025 • Jen Eastwood

October 2025

Eliza Clark on True Crime, Female Rage, and Writing the Uncomfortable Truth

Exploring how literature, media, and morality collide in stories that dare to empathise with the monstrous.

Oct 29, 2025 • Jen Eastwood

R. O. Kwon on Writing What Terrifies You

Exploring fear, faith, and the emotional labour of crafting stories that demand everything.

Oct 22, 2025 • Jen Eastwood

Bora Chung on horror, revenge, and writing ghost stories for a broken world

From Cursed Bunny to Midnight Timetable, a conversation about stories that turn rage into resistance.

Oct 8, 2025 • Jen Eastwood

Inside the Mind of Ottessa Moshfegh: Alienation, Obsession, and Writing the Unlikeable

A conversation about writing outsiders, confronting taboos, and storytelling as liberation.

Oct 1, 2025 • Jen Eastwood

September 2025

Mona Awad Returns to the Bunny-Verse: On Fairy Tales, Transformation, and the Power of Storytelling

From Bunny to We Love You, Bunny: Exploring surrealism, satire, and the art of creation.

Sep 24, 2025 • Jen Eastwood

18 dark and deranged new books to devour this spooky season

Pumpkin Spice is fine, but have you tried consuming literature that changes who you are as a person?

Sep 22, 2025 • Jen Eastwood

A Tent for Ahmed’s Family: Rebuilding Dignity in Gaza

Hi friends,

Sep 20, 2025 • Jen Eastwood

Tangible ways the book community can support Palestine

If you're feeling sick and helpless at the never-ending stream of horrific images and videos coming out of Palestine right now, you're not alone.

Sep 2, 2025 • Jen Eastwood