{"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 seeks to modernize the horror genre. The book explores the eerie intersections between the living and the spectral realm in a contemporary setting. In these stories, Winterson weaves in the liminal spaces and virtual worlds created through technology to examine how we coexist with the dead. The collection investigates how modern devices and metaverses can serve as new conduits for haunting and grief. It offers readers an innovative and chilling update to classic ghost story traditions.","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"}}