Brianna Labuskes on Reckoning and Using Memory as a Tool in Crime Fiction

Brianna Labuskes on Reckoning and Using Memory as a Tool in Crime Fiction

How to capture the fearsomeness and fallibility of memory in mystery novels

By Brianna Labuskes | August 17, 2026

Archaeologists, Nuns, and More: 8 Mysteries and Thrillers with Unique Protagonists

Archaeologists, Nuns, and More: 8 Mysteries and Thrillers with Unique Protagonists

Brianna Labuskes recommends Rachel Howzell Hall, Alex Segura, Margot Douaihy, and more

By Brianna Labuskes | August 4, 2026

In Defense of Queer Joy in Historical Fiction

In Defense of Queer Joy in Historical Fiction

"Queer people lived and loved and thrived through every era of history"

By Brianna Labuskes | March 19, 2024

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