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I Stopped Writing My Series Years Ago. But Something Kept Calling Me Back.
Returning to a long-abandoned series can feel overwhelming. But if you believe in your characters, you can't go wrong.
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Steven Womack
| August 23, 2021
Eight Science Fiction and Fantasy Heist Novels
Matt Bell explains why the heist might just be the perfect worldbuilding tool.
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Matt Bell
| August 19, 2021
Intersectional Feminist Spy Fiction: A Conversation with Aya de Leon, Lauren Wilkinson, and Rosalie Knecht
Three authors driving the evolution of espionage fiction.
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Aya de Leon
| August 18, 2021
On Childhood, Innocence, and Learning About Death
Does it take a tragic event to truly grow up?
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Lexie Elliott
| August 18, 2021
Sascha Rothchild on Diabetes Noir, Killers in Yoga Pants, and Therapy for Sociopaths
See an exclusive cover reveal and read an interview with TV writer and debut novelist Sascha Rothchild.
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Molly Odintz
| August 17, 2021
A Love of Mystery Is Woven Into Our Biology, and Edgar Allan Poe Was the First to Find the Formula for a Very Specific Dopamine Hit
Reading detective fiction triggers a fascinating biological function.
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Jonah Lehrer
| August 17, 2021
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James Lee Burke on Organized Labor, Corporate Evils, and the Plot to Dumb Down America
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David Masciotra
| August 16, 2021
I Wrote A Thriller to Channel My Post-Partum Anger. Then The Pandemic Hit.
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Karin Tanabe
| August 16, 2021
Reading Flawed Protagonists: Relatability Versus Likeability
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Bracken MacLeod
| August 16, 2021
Tapping Into My Memories of the Catskills to Write a Mystery Novel
My grandmother's farm was much more than a home—it was a boardinghouse, a time capsule, and a source of inspiration.
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Kaitlyn Dunnett
| August 13, 2021
Shop Talk: Steph Cha Writes Yelp Reviews, Works Jigsaw Puzzles, and Always Has a Blanket
Crime writers talk routine, craft, and looking forward to lunch.
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Eli Cranor
| August 12, 2021
The Beautifully Skewed Insights of Protagonists with Uncertain Inner Lives
When a novel's worldview comes untethered from reality, that's when the magic happens.
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Brandon Graham
| August 12, 2021
What's the Secret to Writing a Bestseller? Hint: There Isn't One.
"No one—and I mean no one, not your editor, not the publisher, not the critics—has any idea what makes one book sell millions of copies while other, often better, books do not."
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Joy Fielding
| August 11, 2021
Using Fiction to Demonstrate the Power of Therapy
Shanora Williams takes mental health seriously. Her new psychological thriller warns against the dangers of letting trauma fester.
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Shanora Williams
| August 11, 2021
A New Wave of Crime Fiction Explores Collective Guilt and Individual Complicity
Crime fiction is working to represent a more abstract antagonist—institutions and ideologies that perpetuate violence—and a harder-to-pin form of guilt: complicity.
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Ashley Winstead
| August 10, 2021
Rediscovering the Sly, Seductive Jazz Mysteries of Charlotte Carter
30 years ago, Carter addressed racism, colorism, classism, and sexism head on. Her books feel just as relevant today.
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Caitlin Landuyt
| August 9, 2021
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