Lauren Thoman lives outside of Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband, two children, and a rotating number of dogs and fish. Her pop culture writing has appeared in numerous online outlets including Parade, Vulture, and Collider. When she's not writing, she's probably on the hunt for tacos or coffee, or buried underneath a pile of dogs.
Genres: Mystery, Science Fiction
Lauren Thoman recommends

The Girl in the Lake (2026)
(Dept of Unexplained Phenomenon, book 1)
Lauren Oliver
"The Girl in the Lake is my favorite type of story: part supernatural investigation, part small-town mystery, and utterly captivating from the first page to the last. Lauren Oliver seamlessly blends the supernatural with the psychological in a twisted, decades-spanning puzzle that kept me guessing right up until the very end. I devoured this book."

Coyote Run (2025)
(Amazing Tales of Antifascist Action, book 1)
Lilith Saintcrow
"Coyote Run is a gnarly, adrenaline-packed sprint of a tale, brimming with guts, grime, and deliciously bloody catharsis. If Fury Road had shifters, it would feel like Coyote Run."

Drop Dead Sisters (2024)
(Finch Sisters , book 1)
Amelia Diane Coombs
"Drop Dead Sisters is a delightfully twisted romp through the woods with an all-too-real cast of quirky and endearing characters that leap off the page. While the mystery of what happened to Guy Moran's missing body keeps the pages turning at a quick clip, the Finches infuse the story with humor and warmth, along with the bizarre frustrations that seem to always accompany large family gatherings. Amelia Diane Coombs beautifully captures just how messy and complicated family, and especially sisters, can be, while simultaneously weaving a captivating caper that kept me on my toes from beginning to end!"
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