Jo Salazar’s If We Survive the Night started out as The Dead Weight, released by the author herself, and arrives from Sourcebooks Fire in 2026. In this interview, the YA zombie writer talks about building a protagonist you follow but never trust, writing institutional damage without a diagnosis, and why Quinn will never get the redemption arc readers keep waiting for.
‘Twas the Night by Kevin Johnson Review: The Village That Worships Santa
Kevin Johnson’s debut sends a sceptical reporter into Yule, Maine, where Santa Claus is worshipped as a god and children keep vanishing. My ‘Twas the Night review looks at its dark humour, its folk horror roots and the thin mythology that keeps this Christmas horror novel just short of the top.












