Lauren Nossett on the Rise of Novels Centering Female Musicians and Rule-Breakers

Lauren Nossett on the Rise of Novels Centering Female Musicians and Rule-Breakers

The author of Indie Darling curates a reading list of characters who refuse to be silent

By Lauren Nossett | July 29, 2026

An Argument for the Unintentional Villain

An Argument for the Unintentional Villain

Or, how looking at accidental bad guys helps us understand our own risk of entering into moral grey areas.

By Lauren Nossett | November 15, 2023

From Literature Professor to Crime Novelist

From Literature Professor to Crime Novelist

"[T]he hallowed halls of learning provide fertile ground for fiction."

By Lauren Nossett | November 11, 2022

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