Nalini Haynes talks to Paula Brancati from the new Shudder Original Event Series, Slasher: Flesh & Blood. This series will premiere exclusively on premium genre …
Women
The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell
A review by Nalini Haynes One night Tallula Murray went to a party at a friend’s place and didn’t come home. A year later, Tallula’s …
The Therapist by Helene Flood
A review by Nalini Haynes Sara’s husband Sigurd goes away for the weekend. She is a therapist so sees her Friday clients before expecting a …
The Husbands by Chandler Baker
A review by Nalini Haynes Nora is a full-time lawyer, has one child at home and another on the way. Meanwhile, her husband Hayden pulls …
I write “all the feels” romances – Paige Toon
Nalini Haynes talks to Paige Toon about romance, “all the feels”, research and more in this podcast. Paige Toon grew up between England, Australia and …
An Emotion of Great Delight by Tahereh Mafi
A review by Nalini Haynes Shadi is a Muslim teenager living a couple of years after 9/11 while America gears up for war in the …
Someone I Used To Know by Paige Toon
A review by Nalini Haynes Someone I Used To Know centers Leah, whose parents foster troubled teenagers and, when necessary, some gorgeous little children too. …
From Murder and Mayhem to Romancing the Reader: Rob McDonald and Anna Foxkirk
Welcome to another Dark Matter Zine podcast, I’m your host Nalini Haynes. In this podcast I’m talking to two award-winning romance writers, Rob McDonald and …
The Other Side Of Perfect by Mariko Turk
A review by Nalini Haynes Alina, a Japanese American ballet dancer, had an accident. The resulting damage to her ankle prevents her from ever dancing …
Raising Hell by Bryony Pearce
A review by Nalini Haynes Ivy is a security guard in a high school, endeavoring to save hormonal magic-using teenagers from murdering each other. Today …
All The Murmuring Bones by Angela Slatter
A review by Nalini Haynes Miren O’Malley’s home is set in a fantasy world evoking Ireland, possibly in the 19th century. Her family has a …
Waking Romeo by Kathryn Barker
A review by Nalini Haynes “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?” quoth Juliet, who’s writing the play (not THAT one) in 2083 to exorcise the …
The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
A review by Nalini Haynes Once upon a time Red Riding Hood’s cloak wasn’t red. And Red Riding Hood was the wolf. Who lived in …
Sister of the Bollywood Bride by Nandini Bajpai
A review by Nalini Haynes In the interests of full disclosure: I am not Indian although my name hints otherwise. Mini is an Indian American …
Lovebirds by Amanda Hampson
A review by Nalini Haynes Lovebirds as a title may be a little misleading; it certainly didn’t align my expectations with the novel. However, the …