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    How 'Only Murders in the Building' Is Leading a New Cozy Renaissance

    How 'Only Murders in the Building' Is Leading a New Cozy Renaissance

    Tara Lush on the hit show that cozy mystery fans are proud to call their own.

    By Tara Lush | November 21, 2022

    On The Italian Art of <em>Il Dolce Far Niente</em>, or The Sweetness of Doing Nothing

    On The Italian Art of Il Dolce Far Niente, or The Sweetness of Doing Nothing

    "Embracing far niente allows your mind to free up and unshackle the best of your creativity."

    By Wendy Eckel | November 21, 2022

    <em>She Said</em> is an Effective, Respectful Journalism Movie

    She Said is an Effective, Respectful Journalism Movie

    The film constructively, caringly reenacts Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey's investigation into the crimes of Harvey Weinstein

    By Olivia Rutigliano | November 18, 2022

    Behind the Blue Wall: How my time in the LAPD Academy helped Shape My Series

    Behind the Blue Wall: How my time in the LAPD Academy helped Shape My Series

    "If departments are societal microcosms populated by individuals with vast motives for desiring power, what happens when these people wield that power in destructive ways?"

    By Aaron Philip Clark | November 18, 2022

    Trouble Was His Business: 50 Years of <em>Trouble Man</em>

    Trouble Was His Business: 50 Years of Trouble Man

    Revisiting a movie that told the story of a fixer in South Central LA, with a Marvin Gaye score that changed the game.

    By Michael Gonzales | November 17, 2022

    How to Address an Issue in Your Fiction – And Even Inspire Activism

    How to Address an Issue in Your Fiction – And Even Inspire Activism

    Alice Henderson on climate change, animals, and finding a way to make people care.

    By Alice Henderson | November 17, 2022

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    Mariah Fredericks on The Heartbreaking Details of Historical Fiction

    By Mariah Fredericks | November 17, 2022

    Queer Criminality in Swoon and The Living End

    By Robert Stinner | November 16, 2022

    My Path to Writing a Native American Mystery

    By D.M. Rowell (Koyh Mi O Boy Dah) | November 16, 2022

    The Joys of Incorporating Golden Age Cliches into Contemporary Fiction

    The Joys of Incorporating Golden Age Cliches into Contemporary Fiction

    Phillip Margolin on writing "a novel that contained every cliché from the mysteries of the Golden Age"

    By Phillip Margolin | November 16, 2022

    The Beauty of a Banned Book

    The Beauty of a Banned Book

    "Let's light a bonfire, and curl up with our favorite banned books. Because when we read, we are not alone."

    By Lynn Hightower | November 16, 2022

    The Best Cars in the History of Fictional Detectives

    The Best Cars in the History of Fictional Detectives

    Craig Henderson looks at the iconic (and revelatory) rides of some of fiction's greatest detectives.

    By Craig Henderson | November 15, 2022

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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    8 Great Thrillers with Effective Twists

    8 Great Thrillers with Effective Twists

    "The backbone of an effective twist is simple, elegant…and astonishingly difficult..."

    By Caleb Roehrig | November 14, 2022

    A Moment of Racial Reckoning in Crime Fiction

    A Moment of Racial Reckoning in Crime Fiction

    Ausma Zehanat Khan on the need to deglamorize policing in the age of Black Lives Matter.

    By Ausma Zehanat Khan | November 11, 2022

    From Literature Professor to Crime Novelist

    From Literature Professor to Crime Novelist

    "[T]he hallowed halls of learning provide fertile ground for fiction."

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