• Craft

    Ottessa Moshfegh on Dreams, Nightmares, and a Rediscovered Novel

    The author of some of the darkest, most disturbing novels in years wants people to know: she's not April Ludgate.

    June 24, 2020  By Michael Seidlinger
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    American Gods has a new annotated version with a Sherlockian twist

    Catching up with Leslie Klinger to discuss his "Sherlockian" approach to annotating Neil Gaiman's American Gods

    June 24, 2020  By Aaron Robertson
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    Can You Really Separate Edgar Allan Poe's Work from His Life?

    Sarah Weinman on "the Gordian knot holding together Poe's tumultuous life and fragmented personality with his body of work"—and an audacious biography.

    June 19, 2020  By Sarah Weinman
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    How to Write Legal Thrillers That Won't Drive Lawyers Crazy with Mistakes and Inventions

    I Object...To Unrealistic Courtroom Drama

    June 19, 2020  By Craig Pittman
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    Are We Only Capable of Writing Liars?

    An author reflects on an attempt to write a truthful narrator.

    June 18, 2020  By Elizabeth Kay
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    Crime in a Tenured Position:
    The Feminist Mysteries of Carolyn Heilbrun

    As Amanda Cross, Carolyn Heilbrun used her Kate Fansler series to explore academia, politics, and modern womanhood.

    June 17, 2020  By Marlowe Benn
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    The Unbearable Dread of the Slow-Burn Car Chase Scene

    Some car chases unfold at high speeds. Others take their time and trace their way into the dark corners of your soul.

    June 16, 2020  By Jessica Barry
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    Writers Under Lockdown: Surviving (and Writing) During a Pandemic

    Is anyone getting any writing done these days? Contributors to a new anthology share stories of creativity, inspiration, and outrage.

    June 15, 2020  By Nick Kolakowski
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    The Mostly Forgotten Irish Crime Novelist at the Center of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction

    On the enormously influential works of a Golden Age innovator.

    June 15, 2020  By Shane Mawe
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    Bone, Blood & Bigots: On 'The Liberation of L.B. Jones'

    A 1965 novel about racial injustice and police brutality in the Deep South was hailed by critics and made into a major movie. The story would haunt its author until the bitter end.

    June 11, 2020  By Michael Gonzales
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