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.
There Are No Giant Crabs in This Novel Review: Jason Pargin’s Funniest, Kindest Nightmare
Jason Pargin sends Dave, John and Amy back to Undisclosed, where a heap of severed limbs and a war between worlds turn into the warmest John Dies at the End book yet. Our five star review of this cosmic horror comedy looks at the jokes, the gore and the heart under both.




