{"book":{"book":"The Night Side of the River","author":"Jeanette Winterson","publicationYear":"","description":"This book is a collection of ghost stories written by Jeanette Winterson that modernizes the horror genre. The stories explore how the living coexist with the dead in contemporary settings. Winterson weaves in modern concepts such as the liminal spaces and metaverses created through technology. The narratives examine the eerie intersections between spectral encounters and the digital world. Through these chilling tales, the collection provides a fresh and haunting perspective on traditional ghost stories.","image":"https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1900x1900+0+0/resize/3000/quality/66/format/jpg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F64%2F9a%2F1da78d534b2f98f550cece3cf685%2Fe4ed431b-ed0c-49c2-b706-d38608adcc22.jpg","date":"2026-10-23"}}