• Essays

    Of Carousels and Animal Cages: Taking Inspiration from the Nashville Zoo

    Margaret Verble on growing up in a neighborhood built atop the remnants of the historic Glendale Zoo

    October 21, 2021  By Margaret Verble
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    The Real Through Line from The Godfather to The Sopranos Is the American Family

    Mark Seal, author of a new book on the making of The Godfather, looks at the story's influence on David Chase's masterpiece.

    October 20, 2021  By Mark Seal
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    How the "Victorian Mystery" Was Born

    At the dawn of a new era, detectives, amateur sleuths, and gentlemen thieves stepped into the spotlight.

    October 19, 2021  By Otto Penzler
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    John Banville Returns to Crime Fiction—This Time Under His Own Name

    Banville says his "Benjamin Black" pen name is done, finished, dead. So what is his protagonist Quirke doing in a new novel that moves between Ireland and Spain?

    October 19, 2021  By Peter Handel
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    The Weird Intersection of Noir and Plastic Surgery

    A character with a new face is one of noir's oldest, strangest conventions. Nick Kolakowski explores.

    October 18, 2021  By Nick Kolakowski
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    Under Your Skin: The Horror of the Inexplicable

    "it’s the off-kilter portrayal of the mundane, where reality comes unstitched in a vaguely sickening way, that really gets under your fingernails..."

    October 15, 2021  By Andy Marino
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    Steph Cha On Editing The Best American Mystery Series During An Unprecedented Year

    "2020 was full of desperation and injustice and crime, and if mystery writers are paying attention (and I know we are) it should have a transformative effect on the genre."

    October 14, 2021  By Steph Cha
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    High-Tech Skullduggery in the Regency Era

    A historical mystery writer considers intrigue, patent wars, and corporate espionage at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.

    October 14, 2021  By Andrea Penrose
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    Fictional Detectives, Real Hobbies: Appreciating the Leisure Activities of Fiction's Greatest Sleuths

    Even Sherlock needs to unwind sometimes...

    October 13, 2021  By Jethro K. Lieberman
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    Writing Consent in YA: Empowerment Through Storytelling

    Young adult fiction can help survivors and victims find emotional validation—and remind them they are not alone.

    October 13, 2021  By Sara Walters
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