• Craft

    What Really Distinguishes a Crime Novel?

    Megan Abbott, S.A. Cosby, Laura Lippman, and Ace Atkins share their thoughts with Polly Stewart.

    May 25, 2022  By Polly Stewart
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    James Lee Burke on Personal Tragedy, National Trauma, and the Search for Salvation

    "The story of Eden, and how it influences my work, is not the story of a snake in a tree, but the story of what we are doing to the tree – what we are doing to the Garden."

    May 24, 2022  By David Masciotra
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    The Most Unforgettable Female Leads in Crime Fiction

    "Whether good, bad, or downright despicable, here are eleven of them you should be getting to know..."

    May 24, 2022  By Hannah Mary McKinnon
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    On Gentrification, Cultural Appropriation, and Community

    "More than ever, people of color are fighting back to reclaim what has been stolen from us."

    May 23, 2022  By Rodrigo Ribera d'Ebre
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    How Do You Decolonize the Golden Age Mystery? Read More Historical Fiction!

    "Our view of any age is limited by what the writers of that age can see of it, and no writer ever has access to all of it at once."

    May 20, 2022  By Christopher Huang
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    On Rock and Roll and Toxic Masculinity

    What Charles Harper Webb's time in a rock band taught him about the struggle for power.

    May 18, 2022  By Charles Harper Webb
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    Asking Why Women Like True Crime Is Condescending

    So maybe...don't do it?

    May 16, 2022  By Caite Dolan-Leach
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    Haunted Dolls, Curses, and a True Crime Voodoo Cold Case

    Research leads author Susan Furlong on a trip to Alabama to interview haunted doll collector, Kevin Cain.

    May 16, 2022  By Susan Furlong
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    Experiencing Everyday Horror Through The Eyes Of A Post-Trauma Protagonist

    "That’s the magic of writing. This book is upsetting people. It’s making people feel."

    May 12, 2022  By Kelly McClure
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    The Final Twist

    "I’m talking about the twist...in the final pages, the twist that morphs the way you interpret the entire book."

    May 9, 2022  By Sandra Block
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