I'll give the usual caveat: The horror novel Japanese Gothic is best experienced going in with as little information as possible. Content warnings for graphic gore, scenes of domestic violence, self-harm, and mental illness. If you're okay with that, then consider pausing here. While I will try to keep this relatively spoiler-free, there will be some plot points I can't avoid.Kylie Lee Baker's latest novel, following her acclaimed Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng, is sort of a ghost story and sort of a time travel story. It follows two protagonists. Lee Turner is an NYU student in 2026 who has fled to Japan to stay with his father …Read the full story at The Verge.