• Essays

    Sunburns, Sex, and Squatters: Angst and Stress in California Noir

    Or, how to write a California crime novel when you've never actually been to Los Angeles.

    August 1, 2022  By Caroline Macon Fleischer
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    What's the Key to Multi-POV? Many Colorful Index Cards

    Graphs, charts, and other great ways to keep track of all your characters and their arcs.

    July 28, 2022  By B. A. Shapiro
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    On The Comforts, and Limits, of Disaster Preparedness

    "You can prep all you want and have fun doing it. But it’s impossible to prepare for the worst. The worst has too many faces."

    July 28, 2022  By Brooke Beyfuss
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    Never Alone: On Visitors from the Past

    "I realize now that if almost anyone else had experienced a levitation as I had, they would have sprinted for the door..."

    July 28, 2022  By Penny Goetjen
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    Some Things in Anthony Bourdain's Trip to Taipei Made No Sense

    Almost a decade after the episode aired, author Ed Lin still finds himself thinking about Bourdain's trip to Taiwan.

    July 27, 2022  By Ed Lin
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    August, 1896: A Heat Wave Spawns a Crime Wave in Gilded Age New York

    "[V]iolent crimes such as murder and assaults spike in hot weather, and the hotter the weather the worse the crime..."

    July 27, 2022  By W. H. Flint
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    The Search for the Funniest Crime Novel Ever Written

    Elmore Leonard, Donald E. Westlake, Patricia Highsmith (wait, Patricia Highsmith...?)—they can all make a claim for the title of funniest crime novelist. So how to choose a winner?

    July 26, 2022  By Dwyer Murphy
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    Anarchism: Beauty and Terror in the 1890s

    "Anarchism was born from the ugliness of industrialization"

    July 26, 2022  By Nev March
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    The Social Importance of the Tearoom

    "But the history of the tearoom is more complex and meaningful than first meets the eye."

    July 25, 2022  By Vicki Delany
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    Why Are Online Games So Addictive? Because They're Designed to Be.

    "Today’s games have been honed by the manufacturer’s team of behavioral psychologists and lots of experimentation..."

    July 25, 2022  By Lisa Black
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