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The Copyright Battle that Gave Cinematic Life to <em>Dracula</em>

The Copyright Battle that Gave Cinematic Life to Dracula

Nosferatu was an illegal adaptation, but the fight over it spawned a monsterous legacy.

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 26, 2020

Noir Fiction: When the Real Is Too Raw

Noir Fiction: When the Real Is Too Raw

Laird Barron on leg-breakers, Alaskan hard men, and writing toward a piece of the truth.

By Laird Barron | May 26, 2020

What Jessica Fletcher Is Reading During the Quarantine

What Jessica Fletcher Is Reading During the Quarantine

The Queen of Cabot Cove Recommends Eight Books For Fans of Murder, She Wrote

By Jessica Fletcher | May 26, 2020

The Great Elmore Leonard Renaissance of the Late ‘90s

The Great Elmore Leonard Renaissance of the Late ‘90s

Leonard was always popular in Hollywood. A trio of stylish adaptations in the 1990s helped make him a superstar.

By Zach Vasquez | May 22, 2020

Cancer, My Mystery Novel, and Me: A Survivor's Story

Cancer, My Mystery Novel, and Me: A Survivor's Story

I had always been too afraid to write a police procedural. Fighting cancer taught me not be afraid of anything.

By Rachel Howzell Hall | May 22, 2020

John Waters: Kissin’ Cousin of Crime

John Waters: Kissin’ Cousin of Crime

A Crime Reader's Guide to the Pope of Trash

By Thomas Pluck | May 21, 2020

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The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2020: Summer Reading Edition

By CrimeReads | May 20, 2020

Writing in the Time of Corona

By Olen Steinhauer | May 20, 2020

Read Bong Joon Ho's Parasite as a Graphic Novel in Storyboards

By Bong Joon Ho | May 20, 2020

Five Books That Will Make Your Child a Future Crime Writer

Five Books That Will Make Your Child a Future Crime Writer

And other lessons learned from pandemic reading and writing.

By Ivy Pochoda | May 19, 2020

Victorians Were Obsessed with the Idea that George Eliot Had Two Different-Sized Hands

Victorians Were Obsessed with the Idea that George Eliot Had Two Different-Sized Hands

Presenting one of the 19th century's most random mysteries, and the modern scholar who solved it.

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 19, 2020

11 True Crime Podcasts About Sports You Should Be Listening to Now

11 True Crime Podcasts About Sports You Should Be Listening to Now

Live sports are on hold. Sports and crime podcasts are helping to fill the void.

By Lizzy Steiner | May 18, 2020

Graphic Content: Entering the sci-fi noir world of Lemire, Kindt, and Rubin’s Cosmic Detective

Graphic Content: Entering the sci-fi noir world of Lemire, Kindt, and Rubin’s Cosmic Detective

Three acclaimed creators worked in secret for over two years to create the complex, layered world of Cosmic Detective.

By Alex Segura | May 18, 2020

Bookstagram: The Antidote to Social Media Grift

Bookstagram: The Antidote to Social Media Grift

"No one was humblebragging about their perfect lives—they were humblebragging about the ARCs they were excited to read."

By Janelle Brown | May 15, 2020

A Tide of Murder: Detective Novels Set on New England's Cape and Islands

A Tide of Murder: Detective Novels Set on New England's Cape and Islands

Brooding, cozy, salt-streaked mysteries for the Cape Cod daydreamers.

By Francine Mathews | May 15, 2020

The Crime Writers of Georgia

The Crime Writers of Georgia

Just a few words about the scribes living in The Empire State of the South.

By Brian Panowich | May 14, 2020

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