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The Enduring Appeal of Cozy Mysteries

The Enduring Appeal of Cozy Mysteries

"With everything happening in the world today, is it any wonder that...a reader might choose to bury themselves in a nice cozy mystery?"

By Margaret Loudon | August 14, 2023

<em>The Last Voyage of the Demeter</em> is a Creative <em>Dracula</em> Adaptation That Bites Off a Bit More Than It Can Chew

The Last Voyage of the Demeter is a Creative Dracula Adaptation That Bites Off a Bit More Than It Can Chew

Olivia Rutigliano Grades André Øvredal's New Film on a Curve

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 11, 2023

The Wold Newton Universe: How a Fictional History Connects Literary Legends

The Wold Newton Universe: How a Fictional History Connects Literary Legends

A brief history of a very peculiar project.

By Keith Roysdon | August 11, 2023

Laura Childs on <s>Procrastinating</s> Sparking Inspiration

Laura Childs on Procrastinating Sparking Inspiration

Stare at the internet. Pet your dog. Go on a historic cemetery tour. Then write.

By Laura Childs | August 11, 2023

Recapturing the Power of Childhood Fear

Recapturing the Power of Childhood Fear

"Childhood fear is...for the most part, solved with the flick of a light switch...Adult fear is simple and brutal and devastating."

By Kiersten White | August 11, 2023

Catherine Chidgey on Loss-of-Innocence Narratives

Catherine Chidgey on Loss-of-Innocence Narratives

From child narrators to those living their lives backwards, these novels explore "a character's seismic changes as they unfold"

By Catherine Chidgey | August 10, 2023

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How 'Delicate Condition' Upends the Tropes of the Pregnancy Thriller

By Brenna Ehrlich | August 10, 2023

Red Right Hand: Peaky Blinders, Babylon Berlin and the Looming Shadow of Fascism

By Zack Budryk | August 10, 2023

Why Our Most Engrossing Mysteries Are Underwater

By Kevin Sites | August 9, 2023

Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché on the Inspiration for Their New Sci-Fi Queer Romance Noir

Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché on the Inspiration for Their New Sci-Fi Queer Romance Noir

The authors round up the books that helped them fuse genres.

By Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché | August 8, 2023

Remembering William Friedkin

Remembering William Friedkin

The legendary director of The French Connection and The Exorcist has died at the age of 87

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 7, 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 | August 7, 2023

August's Best Psychological Thrillers

August's Best Psychological Thrillers

Bad teachers, worse friends, and plenty of family secrets

By Molly Odintz | August 7, 2023

Denise Mina Takes on Philip Marlowe and Chandler's Los Angeles

Denise Mina Takes on Philip Marlowe and Chandler's Los Angeles

Denise Mina talks about redemption, P.G. Wodehouse, and being the first woman to continue the story of Raymond Chandler’s foundational detective.

By Nancie Clare | August 4, 2023

Nuclear Noir

Nuclear Noir

How Oppenheimer’s deadly toy influenced noir film and fiction.

By Nick Kolakowski | August 4, 2023

How Hardboiled Whodunits Have Given Way to the Psychological Thriller

How Hardboiled Whodunits Have Given Way to the Psychological Thriller

Chris Narozny on trauma as mystery and the evolution of the genre.

By Chris Narozny | August 4, 2023

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