{"book":{"book":"The Night Side of the River","author":"Jeanette Winterson","publicationYear":"","description":"The Night Side of the River is a collection of ghost stories by Jeanette Winterson that modernizes the classic horror genre. The book explores how contemporary technology intersects with the supernatural by weaving in liminal digital realms and Metaverses where the living coexist with the dead. Through these eerie tales, Winterson investigates themes of grief, consciousness, and what it means to be haunted today. The narratives blend traditional gothic atmospheric storytelling with futuristic concepts. It offers readers a thought-provoking and chilling examination of memory and modern apparitions.","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"}}