• Essays

    On Body Shaming, Women's Rage, and the Power of the Thriller

    Channel your anger at Diet Culture with these fiercely defiant works of psychological suspense

    June 11, 2024  By Lori Brand
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    Why Humor is one of the Sharpest Tools in a Writer’s Arsenal

    Levity doesn't undercut the power of a novel—it amplifies the emotional weight of a scene

    June 11, 2024  By Rob Hart
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    The Making of a Reality Show Villain

    Why are the most compelling contestants so often the most hated?

    June 10, 2024  By Jodi McAlister
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    Bump In the Night: Vintage Horror Illustrations Gave Us the Shivers

    Keith Roysdon on the glory days of horror, drawn for kids.

    June 10, 2024  By Keith Roysdon
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    Alejandro Nodarse on Writing a Thriller About the Real Miami

    "We know what you think of us. We’re putting on the show, remember?"

    June 7, 2024  By Alejandro Nodarse
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    Planning a Heist with Your Spouse

    For married co-authors Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, writing a heist novel brought them even closer together.

    June 7, 2024  By Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
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    What Caleb Carr Taught Me About the Families We Make

    On finding a way through life, with 'The Alienist'

    June 6, 2024  By Zack Budryk
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    K.A. Cobell: Letting My Characters Shine the Light

    "I wasn’t sure how I could create the gritty, propulsive thriller I always aim to while also sensitively weaving in an epidemic that is currently plaguing my tribal nation and hundreds of other tribes in the US, but I knew I needed to try."

    June 6, 2024  By K.A. Cobell
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    What the Story of Alvin Ridley Can Teach Us About Snap Judgements

    A defense attorney remembers his most unusual client

    June 5, 2024  By McCracken Poston, Jr.
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    Who Was Q. Patrick, the Golden Age Mystery Author?

    Curtis Evans investigates one of the great, underappreciated writers of the Golden Age.

    June 5, 2024  By Curtis Evans
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