Anyone ever read read a book years ago that just has a way of sticking with you? Like, it moved you in some weird profound way when you first picked it up and you still think about it from time to time and dredge up old feelings? The book that really hit different for me is The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, which was read to my class back in the fourth grade. I’m a grad student now, and I still feel a bit forlorn when I remember the story.

What book still haunts you?

I've been reading memoires of concentration camps surviviors since I was 12 or 13, so for a very long time, and of course I remember some parts of particular books too well – not surprising, considering the topic. When it comes to fiction, I also read The Black Obelisk a long time ago, but I remember a lot and recall it in various contexts. That's probably because there were so many characters that felt unrealistic but also interesting, and at the same time, due to the action being set in Germany, in early 1920's, the atmosphere made everything seem possible... but also doomed.

Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days by Alastair Reynolds. They're not quite fully fleshed-out novels, but Diamond Dogs in particular really stuck with me. Without spoiling it, it made me realize which subgenres of horror I actually really enjoy.