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The Backlist: Reading Megan Abbott's 'Die a Little' with Clémence Michallon

The Backlist: Reading Megan Abbott's 'Die a Little' with Clémence Michallon

Michallon and Polly Stewart revisit Abbott's debut novel.

By Polly Stewart | February 27, 2025

Psychological Thrillers Are Finally Giving Middle-Aged Women Their Due

Psychological Thrillers Are Finally Giving Middle-Aged Women Their Due

"[N]o one is pushed to the brink like a menopausal woman. And no one can fight for her life like her either."

By Cate Ray | February 27, 2025

Daisy Pearce On Poltergeists, Misogyny, and Coming of Age in a Fractured World

Daisy Pearce On Poltergeists, Misogyny, and Coming of Age in a Fractured World

"[T]hey seem to come out of nowhere, into homes just like yours."

By Daisy Pearce | February 26, 2025

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

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."

By Lisa Unger | February 25, 2025

Allison Epstein: A Love Letter to the Fictional Thief

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."

By Allison Epstein | February 25, 2025

Kat Dunn On Vampires, Desire, and Queering the Gothic

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"

By Molly Odintz | February 20, 2025

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Emily J. Smith Talks Technology, Dating, and Other Miseries of the Modern World

By Kate Brody | February 19, 2025

Breaking and Entering: How Deon Meyer's New Novel Snuck Past Genre Boundaries

By Deon Meyer | February 18, 2025

Kevin Wade on the Move from Dramatic Writing to His Debut Novel

By Terry McDonell | February 17, 2025

Why Posh London Is Just as Good A Setting For Mysteries as Any Gritty Side Street

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.

By Orlando Murrin | February 14, 2025

How to Isolate Your Characters in the 21st Century

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.

By Laura McCluskey | February 13, 2025

The Backlist: Reading Margaret Atwood's 'The Blind Assassin', with Ashley Winstead

The Backlist: Reading Margaret Atwood's 'The Blind Assassin', with Ashley Winstead

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

By Polly Stewart | February 13, 2025

10 Modern Takes on Traditional Latin American Folktales

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."

By Vanessa Montalban | February 12, 2025

Laughing at the Monster: Comedy in the Fear Genres

Laughing at the Monster: Comedy in the Fear Genres

Ande Pliego on the power of humor in horror and thrillers.

By Ande Pliego | February 10, 2025

My First Thriller: Lee Goldberg

My First Thriller: Lee Goldberg

How Lee Goldberg went from interviewing authors to writing a hit novel – all while he was still a teenager.

By Rick Pullen | February 6, 2025

Balancing Technical Jargon with Reader Engagement

Balancing Technical Jargon with Reader Engagement

"Make sure a technical detail is critical to the story...then find the briefest way possible to describe it."

By Nicholas Harvey | February 5, 2025

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