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Virginia Feito, author of Victorian Psycho

Grim Wolds, England: Winifred Notty arrives at Ensor House prepared to play the perfect governess. She’ll dutifully tutor her charges, Drusilla and Andrew, tell them bedtime stories, and only joke about eating children. But long, listless days spent within the estate’s dreary confines come with an intimate knowledge of the perversions and pathetic preoccupations of the Pounds family. Mr. Pounds can’t keep his eyes off Winifred’s chest, and Mrs. Pounds takes a sickly pleasure in punishing Winifred for her husband’s wandering gaze. Compounded with her disdain for the entitled Pounds children, Winifred finds herself struggling at every turn to stifle the violent compulsions of her past. Patience. Winifred must have patience, for Christmas is coming, and she has very special gifts planned for the dear souls of Ensor House.

Week of May 4, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of May 4th include DON'T LET HIM IN, a kaleidoscopic thriller from Lisa Jewell in which three women are connected by one man; Megan Miranda's YOU BELONG HERE, a gripping work of psychological suspense featuring a decades-old secret that haunts a mother and her college-bound daughter; MY NAME IS EMILIA DEL VALLE by Isabel Allende, a spellbinding historical novel about a young writer who journeys to South America to uncover the truth about her father --- and herself; THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO, a bighearted, hilarious novel from Adriana Trigiani that revolves around one woman’s quest to build her own life before it’s too late; and THE END IS THE BEGINNING, a lyrical portrait of the life of Jill Bialosky's mother, told in reverse order from burial to birth.

November 2026

November's Books on Screen roundup includes the films Guarding Stars, The Hunchback, Soul of Paris and A Dog's Perfect Christmas on Netflix, as well as the theatrical releases of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, Ebenezer, The Cat in the Hat and Victorian Psycho; the series premiere of Peacock's "The Good Daughter"; the season premieres of "The Hunting Wives" on Netflix and "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" on Disney+ and Hulu; the series finale of "Treasure Island" on MGM+; the season finale of STARZ's "Outlander: Blood of My Blood"; the continuation of "Tracker" on CBS, "Dexter: Resurrection" on Paramount+, and "The Rainmaker" on USA Network; and the DVD/Blu-ray releases of The Odyssey and The Magic Faraway Tree.