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Judges For the 'Sisters in Crime Pride Award' Talk LGBTQIA+ Issues in Crime Publishing

Judges For the 'Sisters in Crime Pride Award' Talk LGBTQIA+ Issues in Crime Publishing

"[O]ld habits are hard to break and some folks in the industry still haven’t adjusted to reality." - Brenda Buchanan

By CrimeReads | June 29, 2022

From Operating Theaters to Alcoholic Cells: A Visit to a 19th Century Hospital

From Operating Theaters to Alcoholic Cells: A Visit to a 19th Century Hospital

Or, what happens in Bellevue often stays in Bellevue (because you won't be returning home any time soon).

By Amanda Skenandore | June 29, 2022

We Need More Crime Novels In Which Women Make Choices About Reproduction

We Need More Crime Novels In Which Women Make Choices About Reproduction

On reproductive choice, medical necessity, and breaking the law.

By Molly Odintz | June 28, 2022

Why Samantha Allen Wrote A Lesbian Sasquatch Novel

Why Samantha Allen Wrote A Lesbian Sasquatch Novel

"If what I ostensibly wanted to do was let my imagination wander away from fact, I might as well let it roam as far afield as it could."

By Samantha Allen | June 28, 2022

On Nightmare Noir, Science Fiction, and the Lure of the Gothic

On Nightmare Noir, Science Fiction, and the Lure of the Gothic

Gothic tropes informed much of the earliest science fiction, and now the gothic provides a fruitful path between genres.

By Eddie Robson | June 28, 2022

7 Tips For Creating Pace and Propulsion in Psychological Thrillers

7 Tips For Creating Pace and Propulsion in Psychological Thrillers

Lucy Clarke on finding your novel's perfect rhythm

By Lucy Clarke | June 28, 2022

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By CrimeReads | June 27, 2022

Norman Lloyd, King of the Hitchcock Collaborators

By Keith Roysdon | June 24, 2022

Triggered: Gun Crazy in America

By Michael Gonzales | June 23, 2022

Death Goes Drag: How the Queer Experiences of Mystery Writers Rufus King and Clifford Orr Influenced Their Golden Age Detective Fiction

Death Goes Drag: How the Queer Experiences of Mystery Writers Rufus King and Clifford Orr Influenced Their Golden Age Detective Fiction

Skilled at switching gender roles in masquerade, King and Orr translated their college drag experiences into queer-coded fiction.

By Curtis Evans | June 23, 2022

On Writing Unlikeable Characters

On Writing Unlikeable Characters

(And Falling in Love with Them)

By Kate Williams | June 23, 2022

The Month's Best Debut Crime Novels: June 2022

The Month's Best Debut Crime Novels: June 2022

Featuring first novels from Katie Gutierrez, Samantha Allen, Adam White, and more.

By CrimeReads | June 22, 2022

In Defense of Unsympathetic Protagonists

In Defense of Unsympathetic Protagonists

Jon Bassoff on Camus, Thompson, Highsmith, and a long line of authors writing protagonists who win bring us to the dark side.

By Jon Bassoff | June 22, 2022

What to Read, Watch, and Stream if You're Obsessed with Female Con Artists

What to Read, Watch, and Stream if You're Obsessed with Female Con Artists

Julie Clark on the women who grift, con, and bamboozle their way into our collective consciousness.

By Julie Clark | June 22, 2022

All Agents Defect: Espionage in the Films of David Cronenberg

All Agents Defect: Espionage in the Films of David Cronenberg

While the director is often tied up with body horror, the great themes of espionage fiction are present in nearly all his work.

By Zach Vasquez | June 21, 2022

Aya de León and Cleyvis Natera On Gentrification, Justice, and Latinx Fiction

Aya de León and Cleyvis Natera On Gentrification, Justice, and Latinx Fiction

"I often envision a world where borders don’t exist."

By Aya de Leon | June 21, 2022

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