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My Upstairs Downstairs Childhood

My Upstairs Downstairs Childhood

I didn't think anything was different between me and the girl upstairs. Then, I learned how to read.

By Lee Conell | July 16, 2020

Let's Not Forget the Time Mario Vargas Llosa Sucker Punched Gabriel García Márquez

Let's Not Forget the Time Mario Vargas Llosa Sucker Punched Gabriel García Márquez

It was about a woman.

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 16, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 7

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 7

The Thin Man (1934)

By Otto Penzler | July 16, 2020

Why Exposing Kids to Horror Might Actually Be Good for Them

Why Exposing Kids to Horror Might Actually Be Good for Them

An open letter to the two girls still stuck in the early showing of 'The Conjuring'

By Stephen Graham Jones | July 15, 2020

How I Stopped Worrying About the Rules and Learned to Write a Mystery Novel

How I Stopped Worrying About the Rules and Learned to Write a Mystery Novel

Workshops, an MFA, and a pair of literary novels couldn't prepare him for the intricate workings of noir, so he turned to the masters.

By Sung J. Woo | July 14, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 10

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 10

The French Connection (1971)

By Otto Penzler | July 13, 2020

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Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 8

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 8

Out of the Past (1947)

By Otto Penzler | July 13, 2020

Finally, A New Children's Book About Agatha Christie

Finally, A New Children's Book About Agatha Christie

An exciting find in a children's book landscape that rarely celebrates the heroines of genre fiction.

By Radha Vatsal | July 10, 2020

What's Wrong With the Strong Female Character?

What's Wrong With the Strong Female Character?

From Our New Partner Podcast Unlikeable Female Characters

By Unlikeable Female Characters | July 10, 2020

How I Helped Bring Gay Men to the World of International Thrillers—And Found a Readership of Women in the Process

How I Helped Bring Gay Men to the World of International Thrillers—And Found a Readership of Women in the Process

In a genre long dominated by action and archetypes, an author discovers a new audience.

By Timothy Jay Smith | July 10, 2020

The Missing Link Between Golden Age Detectives, Hardboiled Noir, and Hallucinogenic Adventure

The Missing Link Between Golden Age Detectives, Hardboiled Noir, and Hallucinogenic Adventure

Diving into the world of Joel Townsley Rogers's The Red Right Hand

By Joe R. Lansdale | July 10, 2020

The Day Dashiell Hammett Was Dragged Into Court Over a Bail Fund for Political Prisoners and Refused to Name Names

The Day Dashiell Hammett Was Dragged Into Court Over a Bail Fund for Political Prisoners and Refused to Name Names

The godfather of noir fiction went up against a notorious Communist hunter and refused to back down. It would cost him his freedom.

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 9, 2020

My First Thriller: Steve Berry

My First Thriller: Steve Berry

After twelve years and eighty-six submissions, Steve Berry's persistence finally paid off with the launch of a blockbuster series.

By Rick Pullen | July 9, 2020

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