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    Horror Movie Criticism Perfect for Halloween

    Horror Movie Criticism Perfect for Halloween

    What's better than watching a horror movie? Reading a book about watching horror movies!

    By Molly Odintz | October 27, 2022

    14 New and Upcoming Books Featuring Witches

    14 New and Upcoming Books Featuring Witches

    Channel your feminist rage, decolonize your magick, and heal your community with these bewitching reads.

    By Molly Odintz | October 26, 2022

    Briana Cole on Sex, Psychological Thrillers, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves

    Briana Cole on Sex, Psychological Thrillers, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves

    "I wanted to touch on how we can hide behind this image or identity of what we want to present to people, sometimes masking our true selves from others..."

    By Molly Odintz | October 17, 2022

    These Books Prove We’re Living In a Golden Age of Horror

    These Books Prove We’re Living In a Golden Age of Horror

    Or, 18 new and recent novels perfect for spooky season.

    By Molly Odintz | October 12, 2022

    Grant Morrison on Gender, Genre, and Drag

    Grant Morrison on Gender, Genre, and Drag

    "I suppose I see genre as a kind of literary Drag or Glamour"

    By Molly Odintz | October 3, 2022

    The Most Anticipated Crime Books of Fall 2022 (and Beyond!)

    The Most Anticipated Crime Books of Fall 2022 (and Beyond!)

    108 new and upcoming titles to keep you reading through the end of the year.

    By Molly Odintz | September 22, 2022

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    The State of the Crime Novel: A Roundtable Discussion with Crime Authors

    By Molly Odintz | September 9, 2022

    Karen Cleveland on Suburban Secrets and CIA Analysts

    By Molly Odintz | August 31, 2022

    The Best International Crime Fiction Out This August

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    Tamron Hall On Journalism, Missing White Woman Syndrome, and Who Gets to Be The Girl Next Door

    Tamron Hall On Journalism, Missing White Woman Syndrome, and Who Gets to Be The Girl Next Door

    "[M]issing people of color were invisible to those writing and reporting the news."

    By Molly Odintz | August 15, 2022

    Jigsaw Puzzles for Crime Fans

    Jigsaw Puzzles for Crime Fans

    Time to take a break from solving mysteries to solve...puzzle mysteries!

    By Molly Odintz | August 2, 2022

    Megan Miranda on Small Towns, Dark Tourism, and the Art of Slow-Burn Tension

    Megan Miranda on Small Towns, Dark Tourism, and the Art of Slow-Burn Tension

    "I try to see the tension within every relationship or situation."

    By Molly Odintz | July 26, 2022

    George Dawes Green On Southern Gothic Fiction, Savannah, and Dark Humor

    George Dawes Green On Southern Gothic Fiction, Savannah, and Dark Humor

    "I think you need a warped sense of humor that finds the darkest moments of life to be hilarious."

    By Molly Odintz | July 26, 2022

    The Best International Crime Fiction Out This June and July

    The Best International Crime Fiction Out This June and July

    A double dose of fiction in translation for the dog days of summer.

    By Molly Odintz | July 20, 2022

    Ruth Ware On It Girls, Dark Academia, and the Pervasive British Class System

    Ruth Ware On It Girls, Dark Academia, and the Pervasive British Class System

    "[T]here's always that 'what if?' What if things had gone wrong, would I have had the resources and experience I have now to handle it?"

    By Molly Odintz | July 18, 2022

    Liz Michalski On Peter Pan, Motherhood, and the Meaning of Perpetual Youth

    Liz Michalski On Peter Pan, Motherhood, and the Meaning of Perpetual Youth

    "Peter Pan’s story has been told for years — now it’s the turn of the Darling women."

    By Molly Odintz | July 14, 2022

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