• Craft

    In crime fiction, anyone can be a murderer. That's what's so great about it.

    Lisa Jewell explores toxic masculinity in her latest thriller, but takes a stand for equal opportunity killing in the genre at large.

    October 13, 2020  By Lisa Jewell
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    James Crumley's Unofficial Rules for Writing

    Craft lessons distilled from one of crime fiction's all-time greats.

    October 12, 2020  By Dwyer Murphy
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    How Elmore Leonard Really Wrote His Novels—According to His Characters

    "So he names us and he says okay start talking."

    October 9, 2020  By Dwyer Murphy
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    Chandler and the Fox: The Mid-Century Correspondence Between Raymond Chandler and James M. Fox

    Chandler's letters to a younger crime writer offer a revealing—and often ugly—glimpse into his later years.

    October 8, 2020  By Curtis Evans
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    Gillian Flynn on Paranoia, Conspiracy Theories, and Adding "Showrunner" to Her Resume

    The novelist takes on a new challenge as the creator of the sci-fi thriller series, Utopia.

    October 5, 2020  By Caitlin Flynn
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    Walking the Hybrid Tightrope with Romantic Suspense

    How do authors pull off the tricky balance of action and amore?

    October 5, 2020  By Irene Hannon
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    Houdini, Escapist Fiction and The Role of Art

    Why do some draw a line between literary art and escapist fiction?

    October 5, 2020  By Lonnie Busch
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    The Strange Life and Mysterious Disappearance of a Very American Painting

    Craig Johnson on Custer, and the painting that ornamented barroom walls across America, then vanished.

    October 2, 2020  By Craig Johnson
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    Alison Stine on Dystopian Nightmares and Her New "Climate Chaos" Thriller

    This Week on Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast

    September 30, 2020  By Unlikeable Female Characters 
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    The Evolution of Jack Reacher

    Lee Child's biographer on the creation of an iconic figure, from the first draft to the published novel.

    September 29, 2020  By Heather Martin
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