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Jail to the Chief: The 5 Worst Fictional Acts Committed by Real Presidents

Jail to the Chief: The 5 Worst Fictional Acts Committed by Real Presidents

From brawling to cuckoldry to cannibalism, (real) Presidents get up to some dark (fictional) deeds.

By Zack Budryk | November 27, 2023

Learning to Be Lost (and Found) in Fiction and in Life

Learning to Be Lost (and Found) in Fiction and in Life

Amy Hagstrom on her experiences in search-and-rescue and writing a wilderness thriller

By Amy Hagstrom | November 22, 2023

The Backlist: Alex Finlay and Polly Stewart Revisit 'I Am Pilgrim,' by Terry Hayes

The Backlist: Alex Finlay and Polly Stewart Revisit 'I Am Pilgrim,' by Terry Hayes

Authors read a globe-trotting master class in thriller pacing.

By Polly Stewart | November 21, 2023

Queen of the Supermarket

Queen of the Supermarket

Michael Gonzales remembers the long cultural heyday of the supermarket and why his family gladly worshipped there.

By Michael Gonzales | November 21, 2023

5 New Books Coming Out This Week

5 New Books Coming Out This Week

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

By CrimeReads | November 20, 2023

The CrimeReads 2023 Holiday Gift Guide

The CrimeReads 2023 Holiday Gift Guide

30+ cozy, mystery-ish, book-adjacent gifts for your crime-obsessed loved ones!

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 17, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

From Academic to Crime Writer

By H. N. Hirsch | November 17, 2023

1987: The Thrilling-est Year in Hollywood History

By Michael Ledwidge | November 16, 2023

Kenneth Branagh and De-Poiroting Hercule Poirot

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

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

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

Alicia Andrzejewski and Carole Levin outline some of the most brazen heists of a historic volume.

By Alicia Andrzejewski and Carole Levin | November 13, 2023

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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

By CrimeReads | November 13, 2023

What To Read While You're Waiting for the Next Season of <em>Yellowjackets</em>

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

Or, suspenseful novels to distract you from screaming "Who is pit girl?"

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

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