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    The Crime Novel That Wouldn't, Or Writing As Processing

    The Crime Novel That Wouldn't, Or Writing As Processing

    Ethel Rohan set out to write a psychological thriller informed by trauma. Instead, she found herself with an ode to empathy.

    By Ethel Rohan | April 15, 2024

    Leopold and Loeb, <br>100 Years After

    Leopold and Loeb,
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    On the crime of the century and the rise of the nonfiction novel

    By Susanna Cassisa | April 11, 2024

    Writing Is Hard. Grieving Is Harder.

    Writing Is Hard. Grieving Is Harder.

    On writing a novel against a backdrop of impending loss

    By Dane Bahr | April 11, 2024

    On Writing A Modern Thriller About the Wives of Henry VIII

    On Writing A Modern Thriller About the Wives of Henry VIII

    "It wasn’t difficult to tease out modernity, to reimagine these strong women who managed to make their own marks"

    By Karen E. Olson | April 11, 2024

    Henriette Lazaridis on the Magic of Discovering Detective Fiction in Her Grandmother's House in Athens

    Henriette Lazaridis on the Magic of Discovering Detective Fiction in Her Grandmother's House in Athens

    A foundational reading experience, a lifelong passion.

    By Henriette Lazaridis | April 10, 2024

    How Sarah Langan Took Her Deepest Fears as a New Mother and Built Them Into a Novel

    How Sarah Langan Took Her Deepest Fears as a New Mother and Built Them Into a Novel

    "Before writing this piece, I asked some friends if they’d ever experienced this fear. They looked at me like I was nuts. So I’m willing to believe I’m alone. But it’s a big world. Probably, I’m not."

    By Sarah Langan | April 10, 2024

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    Charlie Huston On Writing His Way To Sobriety

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    We Need Black Horror Now More Than Ever

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    The Good, the Bad, and the 80s: On Writing and Nostalgia

    The Good, the Bad, and the 80s: On Writing and Nostalgia

    "Everything is perspective, and the foundations of perspective are memory and ignorance."

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    What The Saga of Australia's Granny Killer Teaches Us About Gender, Age, and Victimhood

    What The Saga of Australia's Granny Killer Teaches Us About Gender, Age, and Victimhood

    Kaaron Warren on writing a novel reimagining the lives and restoring the agency of the killer's targets

    By Kaaron Warren | April 2, 2024

    The Importance of a Great Setting in Crime Fiction

    The Importance of a Great Setting in Crime Fiction

    Ash Clifton on Ross Macdonald, Charles Willeford, and the right way to craft a mystery's setting.

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    When Good People Do Bad Things: Exploring Everyday Evil in Crime Fiction

    When Good People Do Bad Things: Exploring Everyday Evil in Crime Fiction

    "Why is so much harm committed by those who think they are right?"

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    Robin Peguero on Satire and the Normalization of Political Violence

    Robin Peguero on Satire and the Normalization of Political Violence

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    How to turn Lunar New Year (and Other Holidays) Into a Setting for Your Next Crime

    How to turn Lunar New Year (and Other Holidays) Into a Setting for Your Next Crime

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