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Dylan’s Apocalyptic Visions

Dylan’s Apocalyptic Visions

For fifty years, Bob Dylan has been writing about the end of the world. What does he want us to know about it?

By Richard Z. Santos | May 29, 2020

Noir: An Antidote to Social Distancing

Noir: An Antidote to Social Distancing

Building community out of noir story anthologies in times of crisis.

By Peter Carlaftes | May 29, 2020

For Isaac: From your Brother, Brian Panowich

For Isaac: From your Brother, Brian Panowich

"Finding your tribe in this world is the most important mission in life other than just getting through it with a minimal amount of scarring."

By Brian Panowich | May 28, 2020

Literature Is Built on a Foundation of Horror

Literature Is Built on a Foundation of Horror

Why all great writing, no matter the genre, is steeped in horror.

By Marc E. Fitch | May 28, 2020

Sherlock Holmes and the Womanly Art of Self-Defense

Sherlock Holmes and the Womanly Art of Self-Defense

Or, how to incorporate late 19th century suffragette self-defense movements into a Sherlock Holmes pastiche series.

By Charles Veley and Anna Elliott | May 28, 2020

The Copyright Battle that Gave Cinematic Life to <em>Dracula</em>

The Copyright Battle that Gave Cinematic Life to Dracula

Nosferatu was an illegal adaptation, but the fight over it spawned a monsterous legacy.

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 26, 2020

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Cancer, My Mystery Novel, and Me: A Survivor's Story

Cancer, My Mystery Novel, and Me: A Survivor's Story

I had always been too afraid to write a police procedural. Fighting cancer taught me not be afraid of anything.

By Rachel Howzell Hall | May 22, 2020

John Waters: Kissin’ Cousin of Crime

John Waters: Kissin’ Cousin of Crime

A Crime Reader's Guide to the Pope of Trash

By Thomas Pluck | May 21, 2020

Writing in the Time of Corona

Writing in the Time of Corona

Olen Steinhauer on the ideas that get writers to the keyboard during times of crisis.

By Olen Steinhauer | May 20, 2020

Five Books That Will Make Your Child a Future Crime Writer

Five Books That Will Make Your Child a Future Crime Writer

And other lessons learned from pandemic reading and writing.

By Ivy Pochoda | May 19, 2020

Victorians Were Obsessed with the Idea that George Eliot Had Two Different-Sized Hands

Victorians Were Obsessed with the Idea that George Eliot Had Two Different-Sized Hands

Presenting one of the 19th century's most random mysteries, and the modern scholar who solved it.

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 19, 2020

Isolation Thrillers, Maternity Leave, and The Long History of Social Distancing and Gender

Isolation Thrillers, Maternity Leave, and The Long History of Social Distancing and Gender

Why Does Quarantine Feel So Familiar?

By Harriet Walker | May 19, 2020

Bookstagram: The Antidote to Social Media Grift

Bookstagram: The Antidote to Social Media Grift

"No one was humblebragging about their perfect lives—they were humblebragging about the ARCs they were excited to read."

By Janelle Brown | May 15, 2020

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