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From Academic to Crime Writer

From Academic to Crime Writer

H.N. Hirsch on crafting a mystery series featuring a gay detective after 40+ years as a professor

By H. N. Hirsch | November 17, 2023

1987: The Thrilling-est Year in Hollywood History

1987: The Thrilling-est Year in Hollywood History

Michael Ledwidge makes the case for 1987 as the crowning achievement of Hollywood movie-making.

By Michael Ledwidge | November 16, 2023

Kenneth Branagh and De-Poiroting Hercule Poirot

Kenneth Branagh and De-Poiroting Hercule Poirot

Frank Falisi reflects on the launching of a new detective franchise with an old-hat protagonist.

By Frank Falisi | November 15, 2023

An Argument for the Unintentional Villain

An Argument for the Unintentional Villain

Or, how looking at accidental bad guys helps us understand our own risk of entering into moral grey areas.

By Lauren Nossett | November 15, 2023

Healing Through Horror

Healing Through Horror

On the surprising mental health benefits of a scary movie habit

By Preston Fassel | November 15, 2023

How the True (and Still Unsolved) 1986 Assassination of the Swedish Prime Minister Inspired My Nordic Noir Novel

How the True (and Still Unsolved) 1986 Assassination of the Swedish Prime Minister Inspired My Nordic Noir Novel

Olof Palme led an extraordinary life (including becoming lifelong friends with Paul Newman) before his murder.

By Steve Berg | November 14, 2023

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Shakespeare's First Folio has been Stolen Many, Many Times

By Alicia Andrzejewski and Carole Levin | November 13, 2023

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

By CrimeReads | November 13, 2023

What To Read While You're Waiting for the Next Season of Yellowjackets

By Margot Harrison | November 13, 2023

Elizabeth Hand on Playwriting, Haunted Houses, and Shirley Jackson

Elizabeth Hand on Playwriting, Haunted Houses, and Shirley Jackson

Hand's new novel, 'A Haunting on the Hill,' is the first authorized continuation of Shirley Jackson's iconic work.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 10, 2023

Love Behind Bars: On the Complicated World of Incarcerated Romance

Love Behind Bars: On the Complicated World of Incarcerated Romance

The world of prison relationships shows that love is possible, even under the hardest of circumstances

By Elizabeth Greenwood | November 10, 2023

Rhys Bowen on Using Real Experiences As Inspiration

Rhys Bowen on Using Real Experiences As Inspiration

Keeping a long series fresh can be tricky, so it's good to have led a long and quirky life.

By Rhys Bowen | November 10, 2023

Psychology Is Important For Motivation, But Your Characters Need More Than Diagnoses

Psychology Is Important For Motivation, But Your Characters Need More Than Diagnoses

"Evil and malice can exist without a backstory or a character-defining pathology. We do stupid shit because we are people, and people do stupid shit."

By Jeremy T. Wilson | November 9, 2023

Fighting Toxic Masculinity Through Young Adult Fiction

Fighting Toxic Masculinity Through Young Adult Fiction

"It’s time to rebuild our world for the better, and young adult fiction can be part of that journey of progress."

By Jordyn Taylor | November 8, 2023

How to Edit a Series of Crime Novellas with 30 Different Authors and Come Out the Other Side Feeling Grateful

How to Edit a Series of Crime Novellas with 30 Different Authors and Come Out the Other Side Feeling Grateful

Frank Zafiro reflects on 'A Grifter's Song' as the ambitious anthology series reaches a conclusion.

By Frank Zafiro | November 8, 2023

Lee Goldberg on Westerns, Crime Novels, and Writing A Genre Mash-Up

Lee Goldberg on Westerns, Crime Novels, and Writing A Genre Mash-Up

Some genres are just destined to be together.

By Lee Goldberg | November 7, 2023

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