The genre — characterized by Gothic intrigue and a liberal arts aesthetic — grew out of Donna Tartt’s cult favorite campus novel, “The Secret History.” Here’s where to start. By Jenny Hamilton Jenny ...
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Having spent my 20s as a puzzle editor in London, I decided to do the obvious thing: write a novel. Because novels are often puzzles — they can be whodunits, whydunits, or stories that keep teasing ...
Once a niche literary aesthetic, dark academia has evolved into a fully-fledged subgenre that blends mystery, tragedy, and intellectual obsession with the aesthetics of elite academia. Often set at ...
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