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    6 Mysteries That Will Make You Turn Back to Page One

    6 Mysteries That Will Make You Turn Back to Page One

    Aggie Blum Thompson on the art of the late chapter reveal.

    By Aggie Blum Thompson | March 14, 2025

    Jacqueline Faber: Rewriting Kitty Genovese on the 61st Anniversary of Her Murder

    Jacqueline Faber: Rewriting Kitty Genovese on the 61st Anniversary of Her Murder

    Kitty Genovese's death was framed as the cost of urban callousness. But the true story is far more complicated—and contains far more humanity.

    By Jacqueline Faber | March 13, 2025

    How TV Procedurals Make What’s Bad Feel So Good

    How TV Procedurals Make What’s Bad Feel So Good

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    On Listening to Your Stories: Writing Across Genres in a Shelf-Specific World

    On Listening to Your Stories: Writing Across Genres in a Shelf-Specific World

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    How a Career as a Diplomat Informed a Life as a Writer

    How a Career as a Diplomat Informed a Life as a Writer

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    From Out-of-Print to Global Hit: The Surprising Resurgence of Michael McDowell's Blackwater Novels

    From Out-of-Print to Global Hit: The Surprising Resurgence of Michael McDowell's Blackwater Novels

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    Agustina Bazterrica on Violence, Dystopia, and the Power of Art

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