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    Zoje Stage: My Quest for Realism in Genre Fiction

    Zoje Stage: My Quest for Realism in Genre Fiction

    From film to novels, a journey in search of character-driven story.

    By Zoje Stage | August 13, 2024

    The Rockford Files and the Allure of the Shady PI

    The Rockford Files and the Allure of the Shady PI

    Keith Roysdon remembers a favorite seriess, and the real-life PI who proved that ‘Rockford Files’ was practically a documentary.

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    Dirty Diamonds: How Post-Soviet Kleptocrats Looted Russia's Deep Diamond Deposits

    Dirty Diamonds: How Post-Soviet Kleptocrats Looted Russia's Deep Diamond Deposits

    For decades, diamond conglomerates paid the USSR to keep diamonds in the ground. Then, the Cold War ended.

    By David Junk | August 9, 2024

    Sam Tschida: Write Like a Mother

    Sam Tschida: Write Like a Mother

    On finding the time and inspiration to spend "several hours a day with people you made up."

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    True West: Unwinding the Myths of an Iconic Setting

    True West: Unwinding the Myths of an Iconic Setting

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    Charlotte Vassell On Using Crime Fiction To Lampoon the Upper Crust

    Charlotte Vassell On Using Crime Fiction To Lampoon the Upper Crust

    "There’s one set of rules for one type of person and another set for the rest of us."

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    The Pros and Cons of Armchair Detectives

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