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    Writing a (Twisted) Love Letter to <em>Murder, She Wrote</em>

    Writing a (Twisted) Love Letter to Murder, She Wrote

    "[U]nderneath all that coziness is an unspoken edge watching through a modern lens."

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    Isaac Blum on Writing a Young Adult Novel to Respond to Antisemitic Violence

    Isaac Blum on Writing a Young Adult Novel to Respond to Antisemitic Violence

    "[I]t was important to me to show that this kind of thing can happen anywhere in this country, at any time..."

    By Isaac Blum | October 6, 2022

    Jennifer Givhan: Becoming the Bruja My Ancestors Needed

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    On brujería and slaying demons on the page.

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    From Surviving Evil to Prosecuting Evil to Writing Evil

    From Surviving Evil to Prosecuting Evil to Writing Evil

    "I was 30 when I first prosecuted a child sexual abuse case, the eventual focus of my life’s work as an attorney."

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    Grant Morrison on Gender, Genre, and Drag

    "I suppose I see genre as a kind of literary Drag or Glamour"

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    Why Lawyers Make Such Good (and Bad) Mystery Novelists

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