• Craft

    How Today's Top Authors Find the Right Balance for the "Literary Thriller"

    Jean Kwok asks authors how they approach reader and artistic demands.

    October 11, 2023  By Jean Kwok
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    J.M. Redmann on A Lifetime of Crafting Queer Crime Fiction

    Ellen Hart interviews the iconic writer about the past, present, and future of lesbian sleuths in mystery fiction.

    October 10, 2023  By Ellen Hart
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    Writing Influences: A Cuban-Miami Identity & the Periphery of Santeria

    "I wanted to explore different ways this inherited power could be both a burden and a gift, and how often our diasporic heritage is built on silence."

    October 10, 2023  By Vanessa Montalban
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    Jesse Q. Sutanto on Toxic Friendships, Shrinking Attention Spans, and Finding the Muse

    "My characters are very well-behaved because they know I won't hesitate to kill them if they dare stray from the outline."

    October 6, 2023  By Molly Odintz
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    The Four Corners of Subjectivity

    How do crime writers get readers to "care about" characters who do terrible things?

    October 6, 2023  By Jake Lamar
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    Shop Talk: Lou Berney Is a Fanatical Believer in Naps

    Crime writers discuss ritual, craft, and learning that there's no one way to finish a novel.

    October 5, 2023  By Eli Cranor
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    How Paul Vidich Builds His World of Spies

    In Vidich's top-flight spy novels, the stories keep getting deeper and the deceptions more complex.

    October 5, 2023  By Peter Handel
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    The Western Meets Weird Fiction: A Roundtable Discussion

    Hats. Boots. Tentacles...? On the inherently wonderful mashup of Western settings and weird stories.

    October 4, 2023  By CrimeReads 
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    How to Incorporate Social Justice into Your Cozy Fiction

    Cozy fiction is developing a sharper edge. But that doesn't mean the genre isn't staying true to its roots.

    October 3, 2023  By Danielle Arceneaux
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    Spenser at 50: The Evolution of Robert B. Parker's Iconic Character

    Fifty years later, Spenser has been through different hands, but he's still Boston's favorite knight errant.

    September 27, 2023  By L. Wayne Hicks
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