• Craft

    Six Crime Novels Set in Public School Classrooms

    Frederick Weisel updates the "dark academy" subgenre with stories about the public school system

    March 3, 2022  By Frederick Weisel
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    Can Contemporary Spy Novels Ever Live Up to the Cold War Classics?

    James Wolff on the halcyon days of moral ambiguity—and some possible ways forward.

    March 1, 2022  By James Wolff
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    I'm Dying Up Here: What a Decade of Stand-Up Taught Me About Fear and Thrillers

    Erica Ferencik on the unsurpassable terror of telling jokes

    March 1, 2022  By Erica Ferencik
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    Pastiche, Fan Fiction, and the Sincerest Form of Flattery

    If Arthur Conan Doyle could see into the future of Sherlockiana, he'd be flattered, not threatened.

    February 28, 2022  By Lyndsay Faye
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    Nonfiction Books to Read While Researching and Writing About Cults

    Stephanie Wrobel's top nonfiction picks for writers and readers preparing to dive deep into cults.

    February 28, 2022  By Stephanie Wrobel
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    Fiction, History, and Truth

    "[T]oday’s viewers get their history lessons from movies and biopics, not textbooks. And that’s where writers can a assume a greater role in the “truths” they portray."

    February 28, 2022  By Alan A. Winter
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    Why Berlin Is the Mecca of Espionage Fiction: A Conversation with Joseph Kanon and Paul Vidich

    Two great spy novelists turn to the profession's spiritual home.

    February 25, 2022  By CrimeReads 
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    Dismissing Fan Fiction As Base Just Makes You Look Basic

    "Look, man—life is short, art long. I’m not going to ritually deny fanfic, which once again is just a form, to make myself look better."

    February 25, 2022  By Isaac Fellman
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    Robots, Dinosaurs, And Trusting Your Gut

    Rob Hart on the book that changed his life—and what came next.

    February 24, 2022  By Rob Hart
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    My Beloved Monster: Creating the Characters We Love to Hate

    First tip: forgive your villain. Or at least try having a candid conversation with him.

    February 24, 2022  By Rio Youers
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