• Essays

    Midway as Menace: On Carnivals, Characters, and the Fear of the Other

    "Consider it an extension of the mysterious visitor, the unwanted guest."

    May 2, 2023  By Curtis LeBlanc
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    Celebrating the Power of Older Women Protagonists

    "[C]hange, and the freedom that comes with it, can be frightening; destabilizing. Its power can feel a lot like weakness."

    May 2, 2023  By Joanne Harris
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    Crime and Cancer and Survival: On the Limits of the Cancer Warrior Narrative

    "Are the people who don’t survive not warriors? Have they died because they haven’t fought hard enough? No. They died because they died."

    May 2, 2023  By Sara Herchenroether
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    Gibraltar: Crime on the Rock

    In this tiny outpost, visitors find a unique culture—and a great many novels.

    May 1, 2023  By Paul French
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    And Your Little Dog, Too: Incorporating Real Fears Into Your Fiction

    Sometimes those everyday fears can be the most intense, and the most intensely relatable.

    May 1, 2023  By Taylor Adams
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    The ‘Bogus Priest’ and the Murdered President

    The infamous con man who managed escape after escape and whose strange course intersected with a President's rapid decline.

    April 28, 2023  By Dean Jobb
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    Erik Rebain On Nathan Leopold, 99 Years After His Infamous Crime

    Jill Dearman interviews the author of a new book on the haunting murder case that still resonates today.

    April 28, 2023  By Jill Dearman
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    The Terror in The Mirror: On Family, Legacy, and Hauntings

    "So many times we are not in control of our own narrative."

    April 28, 2023  By V. Castro
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    A Heady Mix of Science and Religion: On Setting a Novel Amidst The Early 19th Century's Contradictions

    "Change was in the air and that conflict, between science and religion, was already present."

    April 27, 2023  By Liz Hyder
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    Elly Griffiths on Knowing When to Say Goodbye

    In bringing her own long-running series to an end, Griffiths reflects on how other authors have done it.

    April 25, 2023  By Elly Griffiths
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