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Writers and Musicians: When Artforms Intersect

Writers and Musicians: When Artforms Intersect

Musician and author Baron Birtcher on using sound to craft a fictional world

By Baron Birtcher | May 21, 2024

Hart Hanson On Screenwriting Vs. Novel Writing

Hart Hanson On Screenwriting Vs. Novel Writing

"Scripts are about doing. Books are about being."

By Hart Hanson | May 20, 2024

Crime and the City: Adelaide and South Australia

Crime and the City: Adelaide and South Australia

There's trouble in paradise, and Adelaide has its fair share of books that will tell you all about it.

By Paul French | May 20, 2024

Publishing My Godmother's

Publishing My Godmother's "Lost" Murder Mystery Manuscripts

Elizabeth Reed Aden on her long journey towards honoring a loved one's legacy

By Elizabeth Reed Aden | May 20, 2024

Humor in Mysteries and Thrillers Is No Joke

Humor in Mysteries and Thrillers Is No Joke

Tom Straw looks back at a long career in comedy and mystery and reflects on striking the perfect balance.

By Tom Straw | May 16, 2024

A Heavy Town: On Chicago, Author Ronald L. Fair, and <em>Hog Butcher</em>

A Heavy Town: On Chicago, Author Ronald L. Fair, and Hog Butcher

Michael Gonzales on the life and work of a trailblazing author.

By Michael Gonzales | May 16, 2024

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Elle Marr on Mining Personal Experiences for Writing Inspiration

By Elle Marr | May 10, 2024

Who Am I?

Who Am I?

Terry Wolverton on craft, crime novels, and identity

By Terry Wolverton | May 10, 2024

Don’t Make Graves: The Essential Harlem Detectives

Don’t Make Graves: The Essential Harlem Detectives

Bruce Riordan looks at the legacy of Chester Himes and a new edition of his most enduring work.

By Bruce Riordan | May 9, 2024

Are You A Good Enough Friend To Hide a Dead Body?

Are You A Good Enough Friend To Hide a Dead Body?

Elka Ray on the question that drives all friendship thrillers

By Elka Ray | May 9, 2024

My Life and Times with Clive Cussler

My Life and Times with Clive Cussler

Jack DuBrul looks back on collaborating with a legendary writer

By Jack Du Brul | May 8, 2024

Los Angeles as Setting and Character

Los Angeles as Setting and Character

Marjorie McCown on her career as a Hollywood costume designer and how it led her to write mysteries in her adopted home city..

By Marjorie McCown | May 7, 2024

Morally Ambiguous Antiheroes in Mysteries and Thrillers

Morally Ambiguous Antiheroes in Mysteries and Thrillers

Mailan Doquang on protagonists who thrill us with their moral complexity.

By Mailan Doquang | May 6, 2024

Alaska's Long History of Serial Killers

Alaska's Long History of Serial Killers

Kerri Hakoda on Killers of the Midnight Sun

By Kerri Hakoda | May 3, 2024

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