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.
Subtlety Is Overrated: T.H. Huddleston on The Cracks
T.H. Huddleston talks about The Cracks, his satirical Gothic horror novel about a widowed chef trapped in a stately home that wants her in the kitchen for good. He explains why he ditched the is-she-mad trope, why DC hardcore beat London punk, and why blunt metaphors suit class horror.





