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    Does genre matter?

    Does genre matter?

    When rules help and when they hinder, and how the editing process shapes genre.

    By Laura Jarratt | May 3, 2022

    My sisters are as intelligent as my brothers: Women’s education in Colonial India

    My sisters are as intelligent as my brothers: Women’s education in Colonial India

    Harini Nagendra recalls the fierce women in her family history who fought for their right to be educated.

    By Harini Nagendra | May 2, 2022

    Beyond the Plot: Craft Tricks of Great Commercial Thrillers

    Beyond the Plot: Craft Tricks of Great Commercial Thrillers

    Cassidy Lucas brings some much-needed analysis to the craft of commercial fiction.

    By Cassidy Lucas | April 29, 2022

    Highly Unreliable and Morally Ambiguous Narrators

    Highly Unreliable and Morally Ambiguous Narrators

    "[U]nreliable narration can be enormously successful when the author’s use of misdirection or withholding is tied expressly to the character’s experience, behavior, and/or worldview."

    By Kit Frick | April 28, 2022

    Alma Katsu: Why I Finally Decided to Write a Main Character Who Shares My Ethnicity

    Alma Katsu: Why I Finally Decided to Write a Main Character Who Shares My Ethnicity

    When the writing gets personal...

    By Alma Katsu | April 27, 2022

    Why the Mystery Novel Is a Perfect Literary Form

    Why the Mystery Novel Is a Perfect Literary Form

    David Gordon on the long, rich history of private eyes – and why contemporary novelists keep on turning to them.

    By David Gordon | April 26, 2022

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    Michael Nava Remembers Dick Lipez, Who Wrote Pioneering Gay Mysteries As Richard Stevenson

    By Michael Nava | April 26, 2022

    Lost and Found: Rediscovering E.C.R. Lorac’s Two-Way Murder  

    By Martin Edwards | April 25, 2022

    Parenting, Paranoia, and the Pandemic

    By Samantha M. Bailey | April 25, 2022

    You Know, For Kids! The History of a Teenage James Bond

    You Know, For Kids! The History of a Teenage James Bond

    The license to kill, the drinking, the racy affairs...what could go wrong bringing Bond to young readers?

    By Luke Poling | April 22, 2022

    On the (Secret) Crime Novels of E.L. Doctorow

    On the (Secret) Crime Novels of E.L. Doctorow

    Doctorow is known for his rich, often gritty historical fiction, but he interweaves tropes from noir and hardboiled fiction to create a rich, American subgenre all his own.

    By Jesse Pasternack | April 22, 2022

    Dope: On George Cain, New York City, and <em>Blueschild Baby</em>

    Dope: On George Cain, New York City, and Blueschild Baby

    Michael Gonzales on the man and the life behind a literary phenomenon in 1970 New York.

    By Michael Gonzales | April 21, 2022

    The Charming Mid-Century Murder Mysteries and Rich Interior Life of Edith Howie

    The Charming Mid-Century Murder Mysteries and Rich Interior Life of Edith Howie

    Howie's sleuths in her well-received proto-cozy crime novels always ended up together, but she herself stayed proudly single.

    By Curtis Evans | April 21, 2022

    Switzerland's Inching Progress Towards Legalizing Marijuana

    Switzerland's Inching Progress Towards Legalizing Marijuana

    "Considering its innate conservatism, Switzerland’s attitude toward drug use...has been surprisingly pragmatic and humane."

    By Kim Hays | April 20, 2022

    On Writing and Living True Crime

    On Writing and Living True Crime

    "I never set out to be a journalist or a true crime writer, but given the central mystery of my childhood, perhaps it was inevitable."

    By Kim Powers | April 19, 2022

    A Veterinarian’s Perspective on Writing Animals

    A Veterinarian’s Perspective on Writing Animals

    Pets pick up on plenty that their humans fail to notice, and they're always aware of one's true emotional state...

    By Philipp Schott | April 19, 2022

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