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E.A. Aymar
The Importance of Humor in Crime Fiction
"We need the warmth. There has to be somewhere for readers to turn when it’s cold."
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E.A. Aymar
| February 12, 2024
A Question of Character: On James Patterson and Diversity in Crime Fiction
What makes crime fiction today so exciting is the diversity and complexity of characters.
By
E.A. Aymar
| July 5, 2022
Writing Outside Representation
E.A. Aymar talks with fellow crime writers about appropriation, and how to write across identity lines responsibly.
By
E.A. Aymar
| November 12, 2020
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