• Essays

    Why 'Honey Don't' Is the Subversive Queer Private Eye Movie for Today's America

    The Ethan Coen-directed noir offers a timely take on the beloved genre.

    October 27, 2025  By David Masciotra
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    "A murder starts with a mess": How Assembling Jigsaw Puzzles Can Help Writers Craft Mysteries

    J.B. Abbott on the Puzzler and the Sleuth

    October 27, 2025  By J.B. Abbott
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    Guillermo del Toro's New Frankenstein Adaptation is Life-Giving

    Olivia Rutigliano does a deep-dive into the excellent new adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel.

    October 24, 2025  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    Bestsellers to Blockbusters: Stephen King Reflects on the Adaptations of His Work

    “I see film and books as apples and oranges. Both are fruits, but the taste is remarkably different.”

    October 23, 2025  By Stephen King
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    Reader, Show Us Who Did It: Maureen Johnson and Jay Cooper Invite You to Solve a Murder

    John B. Valeri in Conversation with the Authors of the Interactive Novel "You Are the Detective: The Creeping Hand"

    October 23, 2025  By John B. Valeri
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    Love Thy Neighbor, and Watch Thy Back: Why Neighbors Kill Each Other in Literature (and Life)

    Chuck Storla on Writing a Charming Tale of Suburban Murder

    October 21, 2025  By Chuck Storla
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    How Controlling and Coercive Behavior can lead to Murder

    "Often the behavior creeps up on a victim over time, such that they aren’t even aware they are being abused."

    October 21, 2025  By Felix Francis
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    Lost Literature: On "Picket Line," Elmore Leonard's Remarkable, Long-Unpublished Novella

    C.M. Kushins Explores a Style-defining Political Project from a Western Crime Legend

    October 20, 2025  By C.M. Kushins
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    Mysteries Abroad: Sixteen Cozy Novels that Feature Travel and International Intrigue

    Lucy Connelly Offers Readers a Literary Travel Itinerary

    October 17, 2025  By Lucy Connelly
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    Quaint Kills: Martha Waters on Creating the Quintessential Murder Village in Cozy Mysteries

    The Author of "And Then There Was the One" on Why the Village Setting Works So Well in Cozies

    October 16, 2025  By Martha Waters
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