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Bone, Blood & Bigots: On 'The Liberation of L.B. Jones'

Bone, Blood & Bigots: On 'The Liberation of L.B. Jones'

A 1965 novel about racial injustice and police brutality in the Deep South was hailed by critics and made into a major movie. The story would haunt its author until the bitter end.

By Michael Gonzales | June 11, 2020

The Best Way to Know an Author Is Through Their Characters

The Best Way to Know an Author Is Through Their Characters

Bestselling Crime Writer Iris Johansen On Her Series Protagonist, Eve Duncan, and the Relationships That Define Her Work

By Iris Johansen | June 11, 2020

A Small Nevada Town Inspires a Crime Novel and a Personal Reckoning

A Small Nevada Town Inspires a Crime Novel and a Personal Reckoning

Envy and relief in small town America.

By Heather Young | June 9, 2020

How Advertising Taught Me The Art of the Twist

How Advertising Taught Me The Art of the Twist

An Ad-Man's Secrets for Keeping Your Readers on Their Toes

By S.K. Barnett | June 9, 2020

My First Thriller: <br>Tess Gerritsen

My First Thriller:
Tess Gerritsen

How the creator of Rizzoli & Isles went from working late-night hospital shifts in Honolulu to writing bestselling thrillers.

By Rick Pullen | June 4, 2020

A Writer's Walk Through New York City During the Pandemic

A Writer's Walk Through New York City During the Pandemic

An author observes a new reality and wonders how future books will reckon with it.

By A.F. Carter | June 3, 2020

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By Dwyer Murphy | June 2, 2020

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By Emily Liebert | June 2, 2020

Graphic Content: Chris Claremont and the Making of an X-Men Icon

By Alex Segura | June 1, 2020

Dylan’s Apocalyptic Visions

Dylan’s Apocalyptic Visions

For fifty years, Bob Dylan has been writing about the end of the world. What does he want us to know about it?

By Richard Z. Santos | May 29, 2020

For Isaac: From your Brother, Brian Panowich

For Isaac: From your Brother, Brian Panowich

"Finding your tribe in this world is the most important mission in life other than just getting through it with a minimal amount of scarring."

By Brian Panowich | May 28, 2020

Literature Is Built on a Foundation of Horror

Literature Is Built on a Foundation of Horror

Why all great writing, no matter the genre, is steeped in horror.

By Marc E. Fitch | May 28, 2020

Noir Fiction: When the Real Is Too Raw

Noir Fiction: When the Real Is Too Raw

Laird Barron on leg-breakers, Alaskan hard men, and writing toward a piece of the truth.

By Laird Barron | May 26, 2020

Cancer, My Mystery Novel, and Me: A Survivor's Story

Cancer, My Mystery Novel, and Me: A Survivor's Story

I had always been too afraid to write a police procedural. Fighting cancer taught me not be afraid of anything.

By Rachel Howzell Hall | May 22, 2020

Writing in the Time of Corona

Writing in the Time of Corona

Olen Steinhauer on the ideas that get writers to the keyboard during times of crisis.

By Olen Steinhauer | May 20, 2020

Read Bong Joon Ho's <em>Parasite</em> as a Graphic Novel in Storyboards

Read Bong Joon Ho's Parasite as a Graphic Novel in Storyboards

It's going to change the way you watch the movie.

By Bong Joon Ho | May 20, 2020

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