• Craft

    Lisa Unger: Why Can’t I Go on Vacation Like a Normal Person?

    "I’ve come to accept, truth be told, that my brain doesn’t like vacations...too much free time, endless dark possibilities."

    February 25, 2025  By Lisa Unger
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    Allison Epstein: A Love Letter to the Fictional Thief

    "As a historical crime writer, there’s one trope I love more than almost anything, and that’s an old-timey thief with an elaborate scheme."

    February 25, 2025  By Allison Epstein
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    Kat Dunn On Vampires, Desire, and Queering the Gothic

    The author of "Hungerstone" talks with Molly Odintz about her new take on Sheridan le Fanu's "Carmilla"

    February 20, 2025  By Molly Odintz
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    Emily J. Smith Talks Technology, Dating, and Other Miseries of the Modern World

    Kate Brody interviews the debut novelist about her searing indictment of Silicon Valley and its intrinsic misogyny

    February 19, 2025  By Kate Brody
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    Breaking and Entering: How Deon Meyer's New Novel Snuck Past Genre Boundaries

    What really defines the sub-genres of crime?

    February 18, 2025  By Deon Meyer
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    Kevin Wade on the Move from Dramatic Writing to His Debut Novel

    The "Bluebloods" showrunner talks with Terry McDonell about his years of writing for the screen and TV, and why he decided to write a crime novel.

    February 17, 2025  By Terry McDonell
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    Why Posh London Is Just as Good A Setting For Mysteries as Any Gritty Side Street

    Scratch beneath the stucco of Belgravia, London’s most upmarket residential district, and dark secrets lurk.

    February 14, 2025  By Orlando Murrin
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    How to Isolate Your Characters in the 21st Century

    A mystery writer's guide to cutting your characters off from the world in believable ways.

    February 13, 2025  By Laura McCluskey
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    The Backlist: Reading Margaret Atwood's 'The Blind Assassin', with Ashley Winstead

    Ashley Winstead and Polly Stewart discuss Atwood's sprawling, genre-hopping novel.

    February 13, 2025  By Polly Stewart
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    10 Modern Takes on Traditional Latin American Folktales

    Vanessa Montalban considers the "generational patterns and themes that tie these ancient stories to our modern world."

    February 12, 2025  By Vanessa Montalban
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