• Craft

    Why Do We Feel So Much Empathy for Villains?

    "The ability to go on loving someone even when that person has done something awful is one of the hallmarks of who we are."

    January 31, 2022  By Jacquelyn Mitchard
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    Into The Maze: A British Author Heads To Corn Country

    Small towns, big agriculture, Midwestern charm and corporate shenanigans.

    January 28, 2022  By Erin Young
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    Growing Up Southern Gothic

    "[B]ehind all the gilded wrapping, there is a fecund abundance of decay and degradation."

    January 28, 2022  By Kristi DeMeester
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    Winter, Wellies, and Whisky

    Why Scotland Is The Coziest Setting of All

    January 26, 2022  By Traci Hall
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    Art Imitating Life Imitating Art

    Rick Mofina on the crazy mixed-up world of novels following life and life following novels, and on and on it goes...

    January 26, 2022  By Rick Mofina
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    Gabriel Valjan on Forgotten Histories, Curiosity, and Carving Out a Space for Writers

    The prolific writer and booster of other writers discusses the long road to his latest novel.

    January 26, 2022  By Richie Narvaez
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    John Darnielle on the Allure of Gory Stories and the Reality of What They're Really About

    The author and musician discusses crime, urban legend, and the anachronistic porn shop that inspired his latest novel.

    January 25, 2022  By Dwyer Murphy
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    Guessing Games: Celebrating the Fair-Play Mystery Revival

    Janice Hallett rounds up some of today’s most intriguing fair-play mysteries.

    January 25, 2022  By Janice Hallett
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    How To Craft Non-Human Characters With Plenty of Personality

    "Our problem in a nutshell: Foxes don’t own handkerchiefs."

    January 25, 2022  By Juneau Black
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    How To Keep Your Readers Coming Back for More

    Joanna Schaffhausen on writing the series detective.

    January 24, 2022  By Joanna Schaffhausen
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