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Camille Perri and Alafair Burke on Dog Park Culture, Friendship, and Mystery

Camille Perri and Alafair Burke on Dog Park Culture, Friendship, and Mystery

In conversation with the author of 'Social Animals'

By Alafair Burke | June 9, 2026

Seicho Matsumoto's Newly Reissued <em>Suspicion</em> Is A Master Class in Motive and Character

Seicho Matsumoto's Newly Reissued Suspicion Is A Master Class in Motive and Character

Alafair Burke celebrates the reissue of a classic mystery with much to teach modern writers

By Alafair Burke | March 2, 2026

Alafair Burke: How Social Media Helped Me Be the Real Me

Alafair Burke: How Social Media Helped Me Be the Real Me

"I was still the same person, and yet, at almost forty years old, I felt for the first time like I had finally found my personality."

By Alafair Burke | January 8, 2025

Alafair Burke: An Appreciation of Female Friendships in Fiction

Alafair Burke: An Appreciation of Female Friendships in Fiction

"Female friendships are a fundamental aspect of women’s experience"

By Alafair Burke | January 12, 2022

Where the Legal Thriller Meets Domestic Suspense

Where the Legal Thriller Meets Domestic Suspense

Families and Courtrooms Make for Uncanny Drama

By Alafair Burke | April 16, 2019

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