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    Seers, Mystics and Scam Artists: Clairvoyants in 20th Century America

    Seers, Mystics and Scam Artists: Clairvoyants in 20th Century America

    A brief history of a nation that wants to believe.

    By Keith Roysdon | January 7, 2022

    How big is the impact of Silicon Valley on our lives?

    How big is the impact of Silicon Valley on our lives?

    James Wilson on the power of the internet.

    By James Wilson | January 6, 2022

    On Where We Get Our Ideas

    On Where We Get Our Ideas

    A Debut Novelist Considers The Many Sources of Creative Inspiration

    By Lara Thompson | January 5, 2022

    From Romance to Rage

    From Romance to Rage

    Darby Kane Started Out In Romantic Suspense. Then She Got Angry.

    By Darby Kane | January 5, 2022

    Why I Chose To Set My Series in the Gilded Age

    Why I Chose To Set My Series in the Gilded Age

    Rosemary Simpson on what Gilded Age social problems bring to detective fiction (and what we can learn from them today).

    By Rosemary Simpson | January 4, 2022

    The House That Was Haunted By Benevolent Ghosts

    The House That Was Haunted By Benevolent Ghosts

    Or, brief and anecdotal musings on the friendliness of the spirit world and the joys of inspiration.

    By Darcey Bell | January 3, 2022

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    I Know What You're Thinking (And It Could Get Me Killed)

    By Kay Hooper | January 3, 2022

    The Motive and the Cue: Why Crime Fiction and the Theatrical World Have Always Gone Hand-in-Hand

    By Elly Griffiths | December 22, 2021

    Big Trouble in the “93”: Olivier Norek’s Banlieue Trilogy

    By Paul French | December 22, 2021

    Five Story-Telling Lessons From Urban Legends

    Five Story-Telling Lessons From Urban Legends

    "Where do these urban legends get their power...to stay in the hearts and minds of believers, year after year?"

    By Celso Hurtado | December 20, 2021

    Jane Austen and Me

    Jane Austen and Me

    Author Jane Cleland on Getting to Know Her Namesake Through Researching Austen's Sizable Correspondence

    By Jane Cleland | December 17, 2021

    Los Angeles Crime Fiction:

    Los Angeles Crime Fiction: "Crime and the City" Turns 100

    For the column's centenary, Paul French visits the mecca of noir.

    By Paul French | December 17, 2021

    For Decades, Carnival Sideshows Were a Real ‘Nightmare Alley’

    For Decades, Carnival Sideshows Were a Real ‘Nightmare Alley’

    Keith Roysdon on the sideshow's unique place in American culture

    By Keith Roysdon | December 16, 2021

    The Technicolor Noir of 'West Side Story'

    The Technicolor Noir of 'West Side Story'

    “Everywhere grime in America / Organized crime in America”

    By Zach Vasquez | December 15, 2021

    Fireworks at Graceland: How Elvis Spent His Last Christmas Before Boot Camp

    Fireworks at Graceland: How Elvis Spent His Last Christmas Before Boot Camp

    It was Christmas Eve and the King had been drafted. He decided to blow some stuff up.

    By Robert K. Elder | December 15, 2021

    What Cozy Mystery Authors Can Learn From Ted Lasso

    What Cozy Mystery Authors Can Learn From Ted Lasso

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