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The Girl and the Faun: Eden Phillpotts, His Crime Fiction and His Strange Relationship with His Daughter Adelaide

The Girl and the Faun: Eden Phillpotts, His Crime Fiction and His Strange Relationship with His Daughter Adelaide

The prolific and long-lived Phillpotts was Agatha Christie's neighbor and early reader. He was also a monster.

By Curtis Evans | September 11, 2023

The Gilded Age: On Invention and Excess

The Gilded Age: On Invention and Excess

Alyssa Maxwell on capturing the technologies of an unequal and rapidly changing era in historical fiction.

By Alyssa Maxwell | September 11, 2023

James Ellroy Reveals the Real Reason He Writes

James Ellroy Reveals the Real Reason He Writes

"Disingenuousness is a sin. I’m writing this essay in the spirit of atonement. My ongoing biography should be revised to reflect this..."

By James Ellroy | September 7, 2023

Dorothy L Sayers and the Thirty-Foot Drain: Searching for Peter Wimsey

Dorothy L Sayers and the Thirty-Foot Drain: Searching for Peter Wimsey

James R. Benn goes on a quest to discover the original inspiration for Sayers' iconic war-weary character.

By James R. Benn | September 6, 2023

The Backlist: Revisiting Vicki Hendricks' 'Miami Purity' with Alex Segura

The Backlist: Revisiting Vicki Hendricks' 'Miami Purity' with Alex Segura

Polly Stewart in discussion with today's top crime writers, returning to some of their favorite books.

By Polly Stewart | August 31, 2023

Margot Douaihy on Queering Crime Fiction and Embracing Metaphysical Mystery

Margot Douaihy on Queering Crime Fiction and Embracing Metaphysical Mystery

Read an interview with Douaihy and see the cover reveal of her second Sister Holiday mystery, Blessed Water

By Molly Odintz | August 30, 2023

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Dementia in Crime Fiction: Rage and The Ticking Clock

By Hugh Lessig | August 30, 2023

Skewing the Murder Mystery With an Animal's Point of View

By Leonie Swann | August 28, 2023

Shop Talk: Danya Kukafka Knits, Fills up Moleskins, and Writes a "Zero Draft"

By Eli Cranor | August 24, 2023

On Healing and the Aftershocks of Trauma

On Healing and the Aftershocks of Trauma

Brooke Beyfuss considers the lingering effects of extreme situations.

By Brooke Beyfuss | August 24, 2023

Read the very first reviews of Chuck Palahniuk's <em>Fight Club</em>

Read the very first reviews of Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club

"A creepy, dystopic, confrontational novel that’s also cynically smart and sharply written"

By Dan Sheehan | August 21, 2023

Why Horror Makes Us Feel Safe

Why Horror Makes Us Feel Safe

On distraction, catharsis, and control

By Michelle Jabès Corpora | August 18, 2023

When Is It Time To Stop Writing?

When Is It Time To Stop Writing?

Writing is hard. Not writing is harder.

By Laurie Cass | August 18, 2023

My First Thriller: James Patterson

My First Thriller: James Patterson

The international publishing juggernaut tells his own origin story, and it includes Trappist monks, too much drugs, an advertising career, and a few surprising resolutions along the way.

By Rick Pullen | August 17, 2023

Writer From Away: Michael Koryta on Maine Storytelling

Writer From Away: Michael Koryta on Maine Storytelling

"It was in Maine that I became aware of the acronym P.F.A., which stands for 'People From Away.' This is one of the great terms for outsiders I’ve ever heard. There is Maine, and there is Away."

By Michael Koryta | August 16, 2023

The Enduring Appeal of Cozy Mysteries

The Enduring Appeal of Cozy Mysteries

"With everything happening in the world today, is it any wonder that...a reader might choose to bury themselves in a nice cozy mystery?"

By Margaret Loudon | August 14, 2023

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