A Novelist's Guide to Getting the Most out of Your Setting in Domestic Suspense

A Novelist's Guide to Getting the Most out of Your Setting in Domestic Suspense

Lauren Reding on immersive reading experiences.

By Lauren Reding | March 24, 2026

Justin C. Key: Why Medical School Is The Perfect Training for Writing a Thriller

Justin C. Key: Why Medical School Is The Perfect Training for Writing a Thriller

Want your readers to feel the realities of life-and-death situations? Take them through life as a student doctor.

By Justin C Key | March 23, 2026

A Clew of Worm-Infested Horror Novels

A Clew of Worm-Infested Horror Novels

New and upcoming books to worm their way into your heart...

By Molly Odintz | March 20, 2026

What to Watch This Weekend: March 20, 2026

What to Watch This Weekend: March 20, 2026

Check out a new adaptation of the Dumas revenge thriller, plus Channing Tatum breaking into McDonald's.

By Dwyer Murphy | March 20, 2026

Benjamin Stevenson on the

Benjamin Stevenson on the "Gamification" of Crime Fiction

How fair play mysteries invited readers in even further.

By Benjamin Stevenson | March 20, 2026

14 True Crime Releases Out This Season You Don't Want to Miss

14 True Crime Releases Out This Season You Don't Want to Miss

Essential nonfiction explorations of cultural flashpoints, historic mysteries, and contemporary tragedies

By CrimeReads | March 19, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
  • Our Noble Selves
  • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
  • The Newer World
  • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
  • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
  • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
  • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
  • The Rouse

Ranking the Best Parkers of All-Time

By Nick Kolakowski | March 19, 2026

How E.A. Jackson Found Inspiration for Her New Novel in the Weirdest 'Law and Order' Series

By E.A. Jackson | March 18, 2026

What to Watch in March: Häxan (1922)

By Radha Vatsal | March 17, 2026

The Best International Crime Novels of March 2026

The Best International Crime Novels of March 2026

Japanese horror, French metafiction, and Algerian noir

By Molly Odintz | March 17, 2026

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | March 16, 2026

What to Watch This Weekend: March 13, 2026

What to Watch This Weekend: March 13, 2026

Check out the new Patricia Cornwell series starring Nicole Kidman, magicians pulling off heists, and more.

By Dwyer Murphy | March 13, 2026

Murder Mysteries Are the Best Way to Understand the Slow Death of Abortion Rights

Murder Mysteries Are the Best Way to Understand the Slow Death of Abortion Rights

Amy Littlefield uses the structure of crime fiction to gain insight into the end of Roe v. Wade

By Amy Littlefield | March 10, 2026

Partners in Crime: Tips for Cowriting with Your Spouse

Partners in Crime: Tips for Cowriting with Your Spouse

"If you’re considering co‑authoring a novel...here’s what we learned the hard way."

By J.D. Brinkworth | March 10, 2026

What It Means for an FBI Agent to Inherit the Gardner Museum Heist

What It Means for an FBI Agent to Inherit the Gardner Museum Heist

Geoffrey Kelly on the day he was assigned to the country's most notorious art theft.

By Geoffrey Kelly | March 10, 2026

Nick Petrie: The Joys and Challenges of Writing a Long-Running Series

Nick Petrie: The Joys and Challenges of Writing a Long-Running Series

"After ten books, Peter Ash’s world is deep in my bones, as familiar and comfortable as an old sweater.  But I can’t let it stay that way."

By Nick Petrie | March 10, 2026

Page 14 of 256

  • Support Us!

  • Literary Hub

    Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature


    Masthead

    About

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    How to Pitch Lit Hub

    Advertisers: Contact Us

    Privacy Policy

    Support Lit Hub - Become A Member