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Why October Is the Perfect Month for Thrillers and Crime Novels

Why October Is the Perfect Month for Thrillers and Crime Novels

Lisa Kusel on some favorite novels set during the most atmospheric month.

By Lisa Kusel | October 31, 2025

The Wild Ride Behind Spike Lee's Latest NYC Opus, 'Highest 2 Lowest'

The Wild Ride Behind Spike Lee's Latest NYC Opus, 'Highest 2 Lowest'

Patrick Sauer on the show stopping subway sequence at the heart of the movie, and the surprise journey of the screenwriter who went from basketball to modeling to music to writing a Spike Lee joint.

By Patrick J. Sauer | October 30, 2025

Writers, Follow Your Dog’s Nose

Writers, Follow Your Dog’s Nose

Mystery author Margaret Mizushima on training her dogs to track missing persons.

By Margaret Mizushima | October 30, 2025

Detectives Need to, Well, Detect: Literary Stakes, Plot Contrivances, and Writing Active Sleuths

Detectives Need to, Well, Detect: Literary Stakes, Plot Contrivances, and Writing Active Sleuths

Emily Soderberg on Crafting Narrative Solutions that Feel Earned

By Emily Soderberg | October 30, 2025

The Ghosts of Inch Beach

The Ghosts of Inch Beach

Carlene O'Connor on Ireland, traveling, and finding inspiration.

By Carlene O'Connor | October 29, 2025

Raising the Devil: Parenting, Control, and Horror Fiction’s Obsession with Sinister Children

Raising the Devil: Parenting, Control, and Horror Fiction’s Obsession with Sinister Children

Brian Asman Explores the Nightmares of Parenthood in Literature and Life

By Brian Asman | October 29, 2025

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Predators On and Off the Page: Noelle Ihli on Writing about Assault in Crime Fiction

By Noelle Ihli | October 29, 2025

Ellery Adams on the Allure of Psychics and Mediums in Crime Writing

By Ellery Adams | October 28, 2025

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

By David Masciotra | October 27, 2025

"A murder starts with a mess": How Assembling Jigsaw Puzzles Can Help Writers Craft Mysteries

J.B. Abbott on the Puzzler and the Sleuth

By J.B. Abbott | October 27, 2025

Guillermo del Toro's New <em>Frankenstein</em> Adaptation is Life-Giving

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.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 24, 2025

Bestsellers to Blockbusters: Stephen King Reflects on the Adaptations of His Work

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.”

By Stephen King | October 23, 2025

Reader, Show Us Who Did It: Maureen Johnson and Jay Cooper Invite You to Solve a Murder

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"

By John B. Valeri | October 23, 2025

Love Thy Neighbor, and Watch Thy Back: Why Neighbors Kill Each Other in Literature (and Life)

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

By Chuck Storla | October 21, 2025

How Controlling and Coercive Behavior can lead to Murder

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."

By Felix Francis | October 21, 2025

Lost Literature: On

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

By C.M. Kushins | October 20, 2025

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