• Craft

    Why Are We So Fascinated by Houses in Literature?

    On the profoundly disturbing notion that home is not safe, and we are prisoners within our own walls.

    August 21, 2020  By Kate Riordan
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    Jack Reacher and The Grand Unified Theory of Thrillers

    Malcolm Gladwell dives into the world of Lee Child and his legendary wandering warrior.

    August 20, 2020  By Malcolm Gladwell
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    The Women of Canadian Crime Fiction: A Roundtable Discussion

    Canada is experiencing a boom in crime fiction. We assembled some of the leading lights for a wide-ranging conversation.

    August 20, 2020  By Lisa Levy
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    Music History, Noir, and the Plot Against Hip Hop

    Author, filmmaker, and music journalist Nelson George on the book-within-a-book that appears in all his novels.

    August 20, 2020  By Nelson George
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    Lawrence Osborne's Uncanny Bangkok

    The author discusses expats, fugitives, and the Bangkok apartment building that inspired his latest novel.

    August 18, 2020  By Dwyer Murphy
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    Memory and Alcohol: A Potent Combination for Fiction

    In suspense fiction, memory loss and amnesia from drinking are the perfect stand-in for our unreliable memories as a whole.

    August 17, 2020  By Adele Parks
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    Ron Rash on Crime and Punishment in Appalachia

    The author discusses Dostoevsky, violence, and redemption.

    August 14, 2020  By Mae Miller Claxton
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    My First Thriller: David Morrell

    How the 'First Blood' author went from being a graduate student writing Faulkner imitations to reinventing the action novel.

    August 13, 2020  By Rick Pullen
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    Why Writing About Psychopaths Keeps Me Sane

    On the perverse delights and vengeful satisfactions of channeling our darkest impulses into fiction.

    August 13, 2020  By Nina Sadowsky
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    James Lee Burke on Art, Fascism, and the Hijacking of American Christianity

    The legendary author's new work may be his most deeply religious to date—and among his darkest.

    August 12, 2020  By David Masciotra
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