
Night-Gaunts and Other Tales of Suspense
A new collection of short fiction from Joyce Carol Oates deals with questions of sex, violence, and desire in stories about murderers, victims, and ghosts. Night-Gaunts and Other Tales of Suspense (Mysterious Press) conveys a sense of horror not from externals, but in the inner workings of the minds of Joyce’s troubled characters.

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December 2025
Judge Michael Park ’98; shifts in DEI initiatives; a night at the new art museum.
