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    Bad Seeds and Mad Scientists: On the Build-A-Humans of 19th-Century Literature

    Silvia Moreno-Garcia on eugenics, racism, and
    creation gone awry.

    July 21, 2022  By Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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    The Best International Crime Fiction Out This June and July

    A double dose of fiction in translation for the dog days of summer.

    July 20, 2022  By Molly Odintz
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    Little Essays on Sherlock Holmes: "The Engineer's Thumb"

    Olivia Rutigliano close-reads one of the strangest Holmes stories

    July 20, 2022  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    On Otherness And Terror

    "The concept of otherness in horror is breathing, expanding its literary lungs to show the other as the oppressed..."

    July 20, 2022  By Vince A. Liaguno and Rena Mason
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    Why do so many long-running series work so well?

    A many-installment series is not easy to pull off, but when done right, the results are often epic.

    July 20, 2022  By Colleen Coble
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    Dressed to Kill:
    A True Crime Collection of Criminal Clothing

    On a collection that includes Charles Manson's sweatpants, Aileen Wuornos' red sweater, and other garments worn by killers.

    July 20, 2022  By Paul Gambino
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    In Plain Sight: Barbara Bourland on Writing Under the Surface

    On keeping the mystery simmering, right beneath your nose.

    July 19, 2022  By Barbara Bourland
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    A Roundtable Discussion on The Meaning of "The Other"

    Authors from a new anthology examining otherness and the creation of monstrosity talk fear, society, and ostracism.

    July 19, 2022  By CrimeReads 
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    Ruth Ware On It Girls, Dark Academia, and the Pervasive British Class System

    "[T]here's always that 'what if?' What if things had gone wrong, would I have had the resources and experience I have now to handle it?"

    July 18, 2022  By Molly Odintz
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    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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

    July 18, 2022  By CrimeReads 
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