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Sascha Rothchild on Diabetes Noir, Killers in Yoga Pants, and Therapy for Sociopaths

Sascha Rothchild on Diabetes Noir, Killers in Yoga Pants, and Therapy for Sociopaths

See an exclusive cover reveal and read an interview with TV writer and debut novelist Sascha Rothchild.

By Molly Odintz | August 17, 2021

A Love of Mystery Is Woven Into Our Biology, and Edgar Allan Poe Was the First to Find the Formula for a Very Specific Dopamine Hit

A Love of Mystery Is Woven Into Our Biology, and Edgar Allan Poe Was the First to Find the Formula for a Very Specific Dopamine Hit

Reading detective fiction triggers a fascinating biological function.

By Jonah Lehrer | August 17, 2021

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 | August 16, 2021

James Lee Burke on Organized Labor, Corporate Evils, and the Plot to Dumb Down America

James Lee Burke on Organized Labor, Corporate Evils, and the Plot to Dumb Down America

The author's newest novel is a searing portrait of the 1960s American West and corporate exploitation.

By David Masciotra | August 16, 2021

I Wrote A Thriller to Channel My Post-Partum Anger. Then The Pandemic Hit.

I Wrote A Thriller to Channel My Post-Partum Anger. Then The Pandemic Hit.

"It no longer felt like I was just writing about the 1950s and the domestic cage—it felt like I was living it."

By Karin Tanabe | August 16, 2021

Reading Flawed Protagonists: Relatability Versus Likeability

Reading Flawed Protagonists: Relatability Versus Likeability

In order to depict people who are human, I think it is an absolute prerequisite that they be flawed in some way.

By Bracken MacLeod | August 16, 2021

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Books of the Week

Tapping Into My Memories of the Catskills to Write a Mystery Novel

By Kaitlyn Dunnett | August 13, 2021

An Original Graphic Novel about Ed Gein, The Serial Killer Who Haunted America and Inspired Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs

By CrimeReads | August 13, 2021

Food and Mystery: A Perfect Pairing

By Lucy Burdette | August 13, 2021

Shop Talk: Steph Cha Writes Yelp Reviews, Works Jigsaw Puzzles, and Always Has a Blanket

Shop Talk: Steph Cha Writes Yelp Reviews, Works Jigsaw Puzzles, and Always Has a Blanket

Crime writers talk routine, craft, and looking forward to lunch.

By Eli Cranor | August 12, 2021

<em>Die Hard with a Vengeance</em> is the most relatable

Die Hard with a Vengeance is the most relatable "summer in the city" movie ever

Die Hard with a Vengeance is one of its rare pieces of hate mail."">"Too many films are love-letters to New York City; Die Hard with a Vengeance is one of its rare pieces of hate mail."

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 12, 2021

The Beautifully Skewed Insights of Protagonists with Uncertain Inner Lives

The Beautifully Skewed Insights of Protagonists with Uncertain Inner Lives

When a novel's worldview comes untethered from reality, that's when the magic happens.

By Brandon Graham | August 12, 2021

A History of Serial Killers Who Went Quiet Before Being Caught

A History of Serial Killers Who Went Quiet Before Being Caught

Dormant for years (or even decades), these infamous criminals were undone by new technology, old passions, or giant egos.

By Joanna Schaffhausen | August 11, 2021

What's the Secret to Writing a Bestseller? Hint: There Isn't One.

What's the Secret to Writing a Bestseller? Hint: There Isn't One.

"No one—and I mean no one, not your editor, not the publisher, not the critics—has any idea what makes one book sell millions of copies while other, often better, books do not."

By Joy Fielding | August 11, 2021

Using Fiction to Demonstrate the Power of Therapy

Using Fiction to Demonstrate the Power of Therapy

Shanora Williams takes mental health seriously. Her new psychological thriller warns against the dangers of letting trauma fester.

By Shanora Williams | August 11, 2021

Florence Rush and the Providence White Slavers

Florence Rush and the Providence White Slavers

The profitable panic that inspired both journalists and crime writers to focus on the (extremely exaggerated) crisis of "white slavery"

By Curtis Evans | August 10, 2021

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