Why Do We Love Heists?
The Short Answer:
Competency Porn
"[H]eists involve people at the top of their skill set—or who used to be—with circumstances that test them strenuously."
By Marion Deeds | March 22, 2022
How One Author Forced Himself to Reconsider Expectations About Violence in Fiction
By Michael Landweber | March 21, 2022
Is “The Counselor” Cormac McCarthy’s Overlooked Masterpiece?
By Nick Kolakowski | March 18, 2022
What We Can Learn From The Darkest Period in Art History
By Lisa Barr | March 17, 2022
The Two Camps of Crime: Christie’s Cool, Cozy Tales of Ratiocination and Highsmith’s Psycho-Sexual Deep Waters
Wayne Johnson traces the lineage of modern crime fiction.
By Wayne Johnson | March 16, 2022
