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Boxing as Craft: What Getting Punched in the Face Taught Ken Jaworowski About Writing

Boxing as Craft: What Getting Punched in the Face Taught Ken Jaworowski About Writing

The Author of "What About the Bodies" on the Poetry and Literary Lessons He Found in the Ring

By Ken Jaworowski | September 2, 2025

What Happened to the Irish Crown Jewels? Ellie Brannigan Has Some Theories.

What Happened to the Irish Crown Jewels? Ellie Brannigan Has Some Theories.

The cozy mystery writer considers the art of merging fact and fiction to tell a thrilling story.

By Ellie Brannigan | August 29, 2025

Cloisters and Ciphers: What Medieval Monks and the CIA Have in Common

Cloisters and Ciphers: What Medieval Monks and the CIA Have in Common

"This is not just a coincidence of history. It is a profession that has worn many uniforms."

By Hayley Gelfuso | August 27, 2025

Good Bad Guys: Tim Lebbon On Crafting Villains

Good Bad Guys: Tim Lebbon On Crafting Villains

What makes a terrible person a great character? Showing their humanity.

By Tim Lebbon | August 27, 2025

Survival, Survivalism, Slaughter: Why Nature and Wilderness Work Well in Crime Fiction

Survival, Survivalism, Slaughter: Why Nature and Wilderness Work Well in Crime Fiction

Sam Wiebe (as Nolan Chase) Explores Gender, Doomsday Prep, and the Links Between Mystery and Nature Writing

By Sam Wiebe | August 26, 2025

Possessed by Possession: Five Novels on the Dark Allure of Our Inner (and Outer) Demons

Possessed by Possession: Five Novels on the Dark Allure of Our Inner (and Outer) Demons

Peter Rosch Recommends Terrifying Tales from Sara Gran, Paul Tremblay, Justin Evans, and More

By Peter Rosch | August 26, 2025

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Writing Neurodivergence in Crime Fiction

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On Horror, Grief, and the Mothers Who Won’t Hear You

By Ania Ahlborn | August 21, 2025

Crime and the City: Austin, Texas

Crime and the City: Austin, Texas

Setting Foot in the State's Capital of Cool Crime

By Paul French | August 19, 2025

We Need More Queer Women Characters in Rural Noir

We Need More Queer Women Characters in Rural Noir

Tess Sharpe on "writing about women or girls surviving by any means necessary."

By Tess Sharpe | August 18, 2025

Mike Phillips On Colonial Theft, Reparations, and the Genesis of a Classic

Mike Phillips On Colonial Theft, Reparations, and the Genesis of a Classic

30 years ago, Phillips published a novel about the long shadows of colonialism. Upon its reissue, he reflects on the continuing relevance of his themes.

By Mike Phillips | August 15, 2025

Where Cozies Meet Horror: Auralee Wallace on the Joy of Unexpected Genre Mash-ups

Where Cozies Meet Horror: Auralee Wallace on the Joy of Unexpected Genre Mash-ups

The Author of "The Late-Night Witches" Offers Readers Screams with Hugs

By Auralee Wallace | August 15, 2025

Killings Most Quaint: Lucy Burdette on Why Small Towns Make Irresistible Mystery Settings

Killings Most Quaint: Lucy Burdette on Why Small Towns Make Irresistible Mystery Settings

A Look at the Fictional Locales in Work by Julia Spencer-Fleming, Jenn McKinlay, and Others

By Lucy Burdette | August 14, 2025

Napster, Blair Witch, Cubicle Chaos: The Early Internet Relics in Jimmy Juliano's New Novel

Napster, Blair Witch, Cubicle Chaos: The Early Internet Relics in Jimmy Juliano's New Novel

The Author of "13 Months Haunted" Remembers the Tech, Vids, and Tricks of the 2000s

By Jimmy Juliano | August 13, 2025

Salvage Buds: Four Sci-Fi and Mystery Sleuths Who Would Get Along With Travis McGee

Salvage Buds: Four Sci-Fi and Mystery Sleuths Who Would Get Along With Travis McGee

Tim Chawaga Imagines Cross-Literary Bonds in Work by Carl Hiaasen, Walter Mosley, and More

By Tim Chawaga | August 13, 2025

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