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Ivy Pochoda on Women, Violence, and the Power of Crime Stories

Ivy Pochoda on Women, Violence, and the Power of Crime Stories

"We forgive violent women if their violence is inspired by some original male violence, but we cannot deal with violent women who are violent under their own sail."

By Matthew Coleman Turbeville | June 8, 2023

Drinking, Dancing, and Breaking the Law: Nightlife in the Jazz Age

Drinking, Dancing, and Breaking the Law: Nightlife in the Jazz Age

Upscale speakeasies, working class bars, and a thriving queer subculture were all parts of going out during Prohibition.

By Katharine Schellman | June 8, 2023

Historical Research as Procedural

Historical Research as Procedural

"[H]istorical research can offer a crime writer their own experience of investigation."

By Katharine Beutner | June 8, 2023

On the Literary Roots of <em>Die Hard</em>

On the Literary Roots of Die Hard

Nick de Semlyen Traces the Road from Nothing Lasts Forever to "Yippee-ki-yay, motherf*cker"

By Nick de Semlyen | June 7, 2023

'Lou Grant' and The Newspaper Business's Moment on Primetime TV

'Lou Grant' and The Newspaper Business's Moment on Primetime TV

Keith Roysdon on a dated, but still relevant look at the news industry.

By Keith Roysdon | June 7, 2023

How The Homes of My Past Continue To Haunt My Life

How The Homes of My Past Continue To Haunt My Life

"There it is—the familiar clink of a key in its lock. The scrape of metal on metal. A hot blast of air on my face."

By Adorah Nworah | June 6, 2023

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S.A. Cosby on Inspiration, Serial Killers, and How He Writes

By Nick Kolakowski | June 6, 2023

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

By CrimeReads | June 5, 2023

125 Years Later, Why The Turn of the Screw Still Haunts Us

By Kate Griffin | June 5, 2023

7 True Crime Podcasts You Need to Listen to This Summer

7 True Crime Podcasts You Need to Listen to This Summer

False confessions, unsolved mysteries, and more crimes from the Sunshine State.

By Lizzy Steiner | June 2, 2023

12 New Novels You Should Read This June

12 New Novels You Should Read This June

The month's best new crime novels, mysteries, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | June 1, 2023

Dangerous Rhythm: Five Noirs at the Corner of Hollywood and Music

Dangerous Rhythm: Five Noirs at the Corner of Hollywood and Music

These novels feature mysteries, musicians, and mayhem against a Tinseltown backdrop.

By Daniel Weizmann | June 1, 2023

<em>White House Plumbers</em> Tells the Whole Story of all the Really Stupid, Very Dirty Stuff That Went Down During Watergate

White House Plumbers Tells the Whole Story of all the Really Stupid, Very Dirty Stuff That Went Down During Watergate

You don't know the half of it.

By Julia Sirmons | May 31, 2023

The Best New Crime Shows to Watch This Month

The Best New Crime Shows to Watch This Month

Your options are limited. You might just want to focus on reading books this summer.

By Dwyer Murphy | May 31, 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 | May 30, 2023

Megan Abbott on Dreams, Dangers, and Going to Strange Places in Her Newest Novel

Megan Abbott on Dreams, Dangers, and Going to Strange Places in Her Newest Novel

In 'Beware the Woman,' a pregnant woman travels to a remote stretch of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

By Dwyer Murphy | May 30, 2023

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