For the purposes of this list, we’re broadening the scope of “visual novel” to include narrative-centric, cinematic games and ...

A great visual novel has dialogue-driven adventures envelop players in intriguing and mysterious worlds where every decision can lead to a series of satisfying conclusions. With a focus on incredible ...

Our columnist on the books that wowed her this year. Credit...Photo illustration by Sebastian Mast Supported by By Sarah Weinman Sometimes I want to spend time with characters I can root for, ordinary ...

A candy-colored story collection, sisters who lust after Hitler and harrowing reportage from a riot in India. Credit...Photo illustration by Sebastian Mast Supported by By Sam Thielman Sam Thielman is ...

Spicy, smutty books have no doubt taken the world by storm. Whether it’s romantic erotic novels with maximum level ten heat or a delicious enemies-to-lovers romantasy, the possibilities for steamy ...

Erotic fiction gets a bad reputation, and it’s frankly unfair. Just because a work of literature can be a sexual turn-on does not inherently make it less than. Even "smutty" shouldn't have such a ...