• Craft

    What I Learned from Book Clubs Reading My Novels

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

    March 13, 2023  By Frederick Weisel
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    Weaving Social Issues Into Your Thrillers

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

    March 10, 2023  By Amanda Traylor
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    John Rechy Remembers His Friend, Writer Henry Turner

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

    March 10, 2023  By John Rechy
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    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."

    March 10, 2023  By Erica Waters
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    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.

    March 9, 2023  By Polly Stewart
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    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"

    March 8, 2023  By Emilia Hart
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    On Social Justice and Crime Stories

    Anne Burt looks at "four recent crime novels that seamlessly thread issues of social justice throughout their propulsive storytelling."

    March 8, 2023  By Anne Burt
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    Blurred Lines: When a Novel's Author Is Also Its Narrator

    William Landay on a favorite conceit, one that may be particularly well suited to the current moment.

    March 7, 2023  By William Landay
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    Mysteries Featuring Anonymous Notes As Catalysts

    "The typical poison pen letter doesn’t demand money or favors to purchase peace. It exists—at least at first—solely to torment."

    March 7, 2023  By Deanna Raybourn
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    Expect The Unexpected

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

    March 3, 2023  By R. W. Green
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