• Craft

    A Roundtable Discussion on Indigenous Horror

    Contributors to the new anthology Never Whistle at Night weigh in on the past, present, and future of Native dark fiction.

    October 24, 2023  By CrimeReads 
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    A Murder of Poets: Or, the Inescapable Connections Between Crime Fiction and Poetry

    Poet-writers, poet-detectives, and a long history of murder ballads...

    October 20, 2023  By Paula Munier
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    Safe Places: On Writing Books for Teens about Teen Issues

    "These stories find continuing relevance by tackling issues and themes common to teens across generations."

    October 18, 2023  By Kellie M. Parker
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    David L. Ulin on Capturing the Special, Despairing Noir of the West

    Tod Goldberg is in conversation with the longtime critic and first-time novelist.

    October 17, 2023  By Tod Goldberg
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    From Broadway Musicals to Thrilling Mysteries: A Writing Life in Two Acts

    "I realized something that was huge but also completely grounding: Whatever format it takes, a story is a story."

    October 17, 2023  By Heather Hach
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    A Visit to the Trans-Allegheny Asylum; or, On Hauntings and History

    "Explaining the night, carving down the sum total of the experience into words is damaging—the easier it is to talk about, the less extraordinary it becomes."

    October 16, 2023  By Nora Fussner
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    Black Horror Fiction Has Always Been Here. What's Changed Is The Attitudes of Gatekeepers.

    Contributors to the new anthology Out There Screaming discuss the long history of Black horror fiction and supernatural social justice stories.

    October 13, 2023  By Molly Odintz
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    Lou Berney On The Immense Appeal of Ordinary Characters

    Advice for crafting believable, complex, and always surprising everyday people.

    October 13, 2023  By Lou Berney
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    Melissa Adelman and Nora Murphy On the Art of Suburban Suspense

    Read a conversation between two psychological thriller authors at the top of their game.

    October 12, 2023  By CrimeReads 
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    My First Thriller: Jeffery Deaver

    How Deaver went from publishing the wrong novels to writing his breakout thriller.

    October 11, 2023  By Rick Pullen
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