Chris Steib 9/27/26 Chris Steib 9/27/26

Transom’s Spooky Season Staff Picks

We read horror, thriller, and gothic all year—but we delight in the opportunity to celebrate the darker genres with our customers each fall. Read on for a wide range of genre picks, sure to twist the knife in the side of any reader.

Chris Steib 3/20/26 Chris Steib 3/20/26

Welcome, Spring

Spring awakens! Read on for staff recs and some exclusive local offers.

Chris Steib 2/16/26 Chris Steib 2/16/26

Snowy Winter Reads

Hunker down and read some hand-picked ficrtion and memoir, plus a call to all local poets and writers—tarry magazine is back for issue #2!

Chris Steib 10/4/23 Chris Steib 10/4/23

Gothic Hustle: the Samara Breger Interview

Samara shares her thoughts on book bans, literary inspiration, defying and defining genres, and why romance runs deep in America’s legal ranks.

Chris Steib 6/19/23 Chris Steib 6/19/23

At The Heart of It: Local Author Stacey Agdern on Romance

Despite its undeniable popularity, with annual sales exceeding $1bn in 2022, romantic fiction remains a widely misunderstood genre. To get to the heart of it, we chatted with veteran romance writer Stacey Agdern about the past, present, and future of the genre.