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All is Fair in Love and Noir: 10 Destructive Romances for Valentine’s Day

Doomed couples, dark journeys, and all-consuming passion.

February 12, 2021  By Zach Vasquez
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My First Thriller: Walter Mosley

How Mosley went from working as a computer programmer in 1980's New York City to writing the iconic Devil in a Blue Dress.

February 11, 2021  By Rick Pullen
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Glamorous Immorality: A Brief History of Old Hollywood's Organized Criminals

Old Hollywood was full of mobsters, opportunists, bootleggers, and prostitutes. Somehow, they all (for the most part) got along.

February 11, 2021  By Donis Casey
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How Bad Can The Good Guys Be?

There are very few genuinely 'good' characters anymore. But how far can you take their actions before they morph into villains?

February 11, 2021  By Sylvain Neuvel
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For One Author, the 2011 Terror Attack on Norway Changed Everything. But Could He Write It Into Fiction?

Grief, violence, and the writer's responsibility in the aftermath

February 10, 2021  By Ben McPherson
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The Rise of the Digital Gothic

"Our daily lives are interrupted constantly by apparitions: by the voices and figures of people who simply are not there."

February 10, 2021  By Katie Lowe
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Across Sussex, People Were Burned at the Stake. The Landscape Is Still Haunted.

C.J. Tudor on folk horror and historical crimes

February 10, 2021  By C.J. Tudor
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The Four Types of Time Travel (And What They Say About Ourselves and the World Around Us)

A science fiction author breaks down the building blocks of time travel, from seeing into the future to traveling into the past.

February 10, 2021  By Dan Frey
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Writing About the Russian Mob: The Brutal and the Absurd

An author reflects on a sprawling international criminal outfit.

February 9, 2021  By Emilya Naymark
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A Thriller Author Asks: Why Are My Neighbors Scared of Me?

The close-to-home challenge of writing about serial killers

February 8, 2021  By Bryan Reardon
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