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Uva de Aragón:

Uva de Aragón: "A Novel Is a Closed World"

Teresa Dovalpage and Uva de Aragón discuss Cuban fiction, food, and writing across languages.

By Teresa Dovalpage | August 25, 2020

Learning to Write <br>From My Mother

Learning to Write
From My Mother

Some writers are self-taught. Some go to school. And some learn from family what it means to craft a story.

By Peter Abrahams | August 24, 2020

What Is the Canadian Dream? And How Do You Write About It?

What Is the Canadian Dream? And How Do You Write About It?

In part two of a roundtable discussion, women crime authors discuss systemic injustice, police brutality, and pandemic writing.

By Lisa Levy | August 21, 2020

Why Are We So Fascinated by Houses in Literature?

Why Are We So Fascinated by Houses in Literature?

On the profoundly disturbing notion that home is not safe, and we are prisoners within our own walls.

By Kate Riordan | August 21, 2020

Jack Reacher and The Grand Unified Theory of Thrillers

Jack Reacher and The Grand Unified Theory of Thrillers

Malcolm Gladwell dives into the world of Lee Child and his legendary wandering warrior.

By Malcolm Gladwell | August 20, 2020

The Women of Canadian Crime Fiction: A Roundtable Discussion

The Women of Canadian Crime Fiction: A Roundtable Discussion

Canada is experiencing a boom in crime fiction. We assembled some of the leading lights for a wide-ranging conversation.

By Lisa Levy | August 20, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Music History, Noir, and the Plot Against Hip Hop

By Nelson George | August 20, 2020

Lawrence Osborne's Uncanny Bangkok

By Dwyer Murphy | August 18, 2020

Memory and Alcohol: A Potent Combination for Fiction

By Adele Parks | August 17, 2020

Ron Rash on Crime and Punishment in Appalachia

Ron Rash on Crime and Punishment in Appalachia

The author discusses Dostoevsky, violence, and redemption.

By Mae Miller Claxton | August 14, 2020

My First Thriller: David Morrell

My First Thriller: David Morrell

How the 'First Blood' author went from being a graduate student writing Faulkner imitations to reinventing the action novel.

By Rick Pullen | August 13, 2020

Why Writing About Psychopaths Keeps Me Sane

Why Writing About Psychopaths Keeps Me Sane

On the perverse delights and vengeful satisfactions of channeling our darkest impulses into fiction.

By Nina Sadowsky | August 13, 2020

James Lee Burke on Art, Fascism, and the Hijacking of American Christianity

James Lee Burke on Art, Fascism, and the Hijacking of American Christianity

The legendary author's new work may be his most deeply religious to date—and among his darkest.

By David Masciotra | August 12, 2020

Maybe We Read Crime Fiction Because Deep Down, We All Know We're Complicit in Crime

Maybe We Read Crime Fiction Because Deep Down, We All Know We're Complicit in Crime

One author's theory for why we keep returning to crime.

By John Galligan | August 12, 2020

What Drives Obsession in Fiction?

What Drives Obsession in Fiction?

A Psychologist's Pointers for Exploring Obsession and Infatuation in Crime Fiction

By R. J. Jacobs | August 12, 2020

My Pandemic Master Class with <em>The Silence of the Lambs</em>

My Pandemic Master Class with The Silence of the Lambs

What I learned from re-reading Thomas Harris in lockdown.

By Julia Heaberlin | August 11, 2020

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