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Joanne Harris on how her career as a teacher shaped her career as a writer

Joanne Harris on how her career as a teacher shaped her career as a writer

The legendary author on how writing fiction educates you in making your memories come alive again.

By Joanne Harris | January 5, 2022

On Where We Get Our Ideas

On Where We Get Our Ideas

A Debut Novelist Considers The Many Sources of Creative Inspiration

By Lara Thompson | January 5, 2022

From Romance to Rage

From Romance to Rage

Darby Kane Started Out In Romantic Suspense. Then She Got Angry.

By Darby Kane | January 5, 2022

Why I Chose To Set My Series in the Gilded Age

Why I Chose To Set My Series in the Gilded Age

Rosemary Simpson on what Gilded Age social problems bring to detective fiction (and what we can learn from them today).

By Rosemary Simpson | January 4, 2022

The House That Was Haunted By Benevolent Ghosts

The House That Was Haunted By Benevolent Ghosts

Or, brief and anecdotal musings on the friendliness of the spirit world and the joys of inspiration.

By Darcey Bell | January 3, 2022

The Best Speculative Thrillers and Mysteries of 2021

The Best Speculative Thrillers and Mysteries of 2021

Scifi noir, dark fantasy, eco-thrillers, and near-future dystopias abound in this year's best fiction.

By Molly Odintz | December 21, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

When Time Is the Enemy: The Ticking-Clock Thriller

By Andrew Bourelle | December 20, 2021

Jane Austen and Me

By Jane Cleland | December 17, 2021

A Classic in the Making: First Look at Cliff Chiang's Catwoman: Lonely City

By Alex Segura | December 16, 2021

What Cozy Mystery Authors Can Learn From Ted Lasso

What Cozy Mystery Authors Can Learn From Ted Lasso

A little kindness goes a long way

By Tara Lush | December 15, 2021

Writing Sex Scenes in the Realm of Mystery

Writing Sex Scenes in the Realm of Mystery

A Different Kind of Thrill

By Eliza Nellums | December 13, 2021

An Interview With the Translators of Keigo Higashino's Crime Novels

An Interview With the Translators of Keigo Higashino's Crime Novels

Giles Murray and Alexander O. Smith talk Tokyo side streets and traditional mysteries, interviewed by Hector DeJean.

By Hector DeJean | December 13, 2021

Nothing Like a Mad Woman: 11 Unexpected Thrillers About Female Rage

Nothing Like a Mad Woman: 11 Unexpected Thrillers About Female Rage

"All stories featuring women’s rage are thrillers."

By Rachel Kapelke-Dale | December 10, 2021

The Two Questions Every Author Is Asked

The Two Questions Every Author Is Asked

Victoria Thompson has written over fifty novels, and counting. These are the questions she's asked the most often.

By Victoria Thompson | December 10, 2021

Rules for the New Generation of Cozy Mysteries

Rules for the New Generation of Cozy Mysteries

Above all else, don't forget to write in some cute pets!

By Kate Lansing | December 9, 2021

The Lure of a Real-World Setting for a Mystery Novelist

The Lure of a Real-World Setting for a Mystery Novelist

Sometimes, a place cries out to you, asking you to make it the setting of a story. RV Raman writes about how a remote resort in Central India supplied the setting for his second mystery.

By RV Raman | December 8, 2021

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