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    Catherine Chidgey on Loss-of-Innocence Narratives

    Catherine Chidgey on Loss-of-Innocence Narratives

    From child narrators to those living their lives backwards, these novels explore "a character's seismic changes as they unfold"

    By Catherine Chidgey | August 10, 2023

    Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché on the Inspiration for Their New Sci-Fi Queer Romance Noir

    Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché on the Inspiration for Their New Sci-Fi Queer Romance Noir

    The authors round up the books that helped them fuse genres.

    By Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché | August 8, 2023

    How Hardboiled Whodunits Have Given Way to the Psychological Thriller

    How Hardboiled Whodunits Have Given Way to the Psychological Thriller

    Chris Narozny on trauma as mystery and the evolution of the genre.

    By Chris Narozny | August 4, 2023

    On The Ethics of Taking Writing Inspiration from True Crime

    On The Ethics of Taking Writing Inspiration from True Crime

    "How do we ensure we do not become titillating in our re-telling?...And how do we give killers a human face without glorifying them?"

    By Victoria Selman | August 4, 2023

    Lynn Hightower on Writing A Heroine with Hearing Loss

    Lynn Hightower on Writing A Heroine with Hearing Loss

    "It was going to be blatantly obvious that I knew exactly what hearing loss is like, because I live it."

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    Peter Heller: My Mother the Gumshoe

    Peter Heller: My Mother the Gumshoe

    The author remembers his mother, the private investigator, and the first case she took on in the wilds of Connecticut.

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    James Lee Burke Reckons with History, the South, and the Hatred Burning Through America

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