Revel in some ‘bah, humbug’ holiday moments with anthology Better Next Year, two mystery writers reveal their best-in-genre picks, get to know the author of the hit detective series Blackwater Falls, and more.

Better Next Year editor and story contributor Sonja Larsen shares some humbug holiday stories; Francesda Carbonneau from the band FRANKIIE reveals why she’s reading Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead; author of the Portia Adams adventure series Angela Misri and Wakeland series author Sam Wiebe give their top mystery recommendations; and learn more about Inaya Rahman, the detective protagonist of Ausma Zehanat Khan’s novel Blood Betrayal.