• Essays

    1984: Enter the Crack Era

    Michael Gonzales on Harlem before and after crack.

    May 16, 2025  By Michael Gonzales
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    Nev March On The
    Bombay Dog Riot

    In the 1830s, British imperialists tried to cull the stray dogs interrupting their afternoon naps. Protests quickly ensued.

    May 16, 2025  By Nev March
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    Frederic S. Durbin On Crafting a Genre-Bending Western

    "How can a novel encompass fantasy, horror, science-fiction, romance, the ghost story, literary fiction, and the western?"

    May 16, 2025  By Frederic S. Durbin
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    Breakthrough: Ross Macdonald, Lew Archer and 'The Doomsters'

    Macdonald's seventh novel in the Lew Archer series was a turning point in the history of crime fiction.

    May 15, 2025  By Bruce Riordan
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    The Enduring Influence of James M. Cain

    How Cain's work shifted the focus of crime fiction and passed on a legacy to new generations of authors.

    May 12, 2025  By Tom Milani
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    The Bond of Cinema Led a Charmed Existence. The Spy Of the Novels Is Less Enviable.

    "James Bond is an habitual loser, for every triumph he pays a price in personal loss."

    May 12, 2025  By John Lawton
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    Home Ownership, Haunted Houses, and the American Dream Turned Nightmare

    Christine Li on homes and horror.

    May 9, 2025  By Christine Li
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    The Joys and Travails of Writing with a Canine Companion

    "[F]ew things help you shift your point of view like looking after a dog."

    May 9, 2025  By Leonie Swann
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    Mattea Kramer on Crafting Nested Tales and Capturing the Nature of Ordinary Evil

    No one commits terrible acts alone. And the map of the hurt around them deserves as much space on the page.

    May 8, 2025  By Mattea Kramer
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    Jay Gatsby, Confidence Man

    Rereading 'The Great Gatsby' as a classic con artist story.

    May 7, 2025  By Danielle Teller
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