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What I Learned from Book Clubs Reading My Novels

What I Learned from Book Clubs Reading My Novels

"For an invited author, book clubs are not salons."

By Frederick Weisel | March 13, 2023

Weaving Social Issues Into Your Thrillers

Weaving Social Issues Into Your Thrillers

Amanda Traylor on commercial thrillers, entertainment, and finding characters who are engaged with the world around them.

By Amanda Traylor | March 10, 2023

John Rechy Remembers His Friend, Writer Henry Turner

John Rechy Remembers His Friend, Writer Henry Turner

The Edgar and Anthony-nominated author lives on in his vivid characters and lyrical prose.

By John Rechy | March 10, 2023

Setting and Psyche: Using Unsettling Landscapes to Explore Human Darkness

Setting and Psyche: Using Unsettling Landscapes to Explore Human Darkness

"Place makes us in ways both big and small—it shapes our language, our occupations, the pace at which we live."

By Erica Waters | March 10, 2023

The Backlist: Revisiting Tim O'Brien's 'In the Lake of the Woods' with Angie Kim

The Backlist: Revisiting Tim O'Brien's 'In the Lake of the Woods' with Angie Kim

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

By Polly Stewart | March 9, 2023

Witch Lit: Five Novels Featuring Witchcraft

Witch Lit: Five Novels Featuring Witchcraft

'“Witch lit” is a reminder that misogyny echoes through time. But it can also be a powerful, even joyful, reclamation of female strength and mystery"

By Emilia Hart | March 8, 2023

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On Social Justice and Crime Stories

By Anne Burt | March 8, 2023

Blurred Lines: When a Novel's Author Is Also Its Narrator

By William Landay | March 7, 2023

Mysteries Featuring Anonymous Notes As Catalysts

By Deanna Raybourn | March 7, 2023

Expect The Unexpected

Expect The Unexpected

R. W. Green reflects on carrying on his beloved friend M. C. Beaton's long-running series.

By R. W. Green | March 3, 2023

Alex North On the Pleasures of Fictional Forbidden Texts

Alex North On the Pleasures of Fictional Forbidden Texts

"It's a familiar and recurring motif in fiction: the search for a work of art that may or may not exist."

By Alex North | March 2, 2023

Suspiciously Suspect: Who Is—and Isn't—an Unreliable Narrator?

Suspiciously Suspect: Who Is—and Isn't—an Unreliable Narrator?

Zoje Stage on the evolution of a sometimes uncomfortable term of art

By Zoje Stage | March 1, 2023

Our Own Devices: Sean Doolittle on Writing a Thriller About Technology

Our Own Devices: Sean Doolittle on Writing a Thriller About Technology

"In the social media era, we can connect with each other around the world more easily than ever...We also can trick each other and tear each other down."

By Sean Doolittle | March 1, 2023

Shop Talk: Brendan Slocumb Absolutely Does Not Listen to Music While He's Writing

Shop Talk: Brendan Slocumb Absolutely Does Not Listen to Music While He's Writing

Crime writers talk routine, revision, and what kind of background noise is right for the workday.

By Eli Cranor | February 28, 2023

Two Thriller Writers and Former Spies On Writing and Living Espionage

Two Thriller Writers and Former Spies On Writing and Living Espionage

Alma Katsu and Kathleen Kent talk historical fiction, spy novels, and their careers in national security and intelligence.

By Alma Katsu and Kathleen Kent | February 28, 2023

Melissa de la Cruz on Writing a Book About Missing White Woman Syndrome

Melissa de la Cruz on Writing a Book About Missing White Woman Syndrome

"[I]t’s my hope that one day as a society we come to a place where attention is paid to every victim, not just the ones who leave picture-perfect images online."

By Melissa de la Cruz | February 27, 2023

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