• Essays

    The Fear and Fascination of Gothic Fiction

    '[W]hat makes a story “gothic”, and why are we still fascinated by it hundreds of years after its inception?'

    September 9, 2025  By Joe Hart
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    On Discord, Shared Guilt, and The Power of Collective Narration

    A chorus of narrators doesn't just include the reader in the action—it implicates them.

    September 5, 2025  By Lauren Oliver
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    Marriage in the Gilded Age

    A Look at the Good, the Bad, and the Downright Ugly

    September 4, 2025  By Alyssa Maxwell
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    Leigh Stein: Why I Wrote a Mystery without a Murder

    "What if instead I wrote a gothic novel that explored another existential threat to women—the fear of aging and irrelevance?"

    September 3, 2025  By Leigh Stein
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    Learning to Say "Yes, and" as Authors: The Creative Alchemy of Cowriting a Thriller

    Christina Baker Kline and Anne Burt Share What They Learned from an Unexpected Literary Partnership

    September 3, 2025  By Christina Baker Kline and Anne Burt
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    The Future of Technology Makes It Harder to Solve Fictional Crimes

    We thought more cameras, more data, and more computing power would mean more answers at the crime scene. What if they just raise more questions?

    September 3, 2025  By Thomas R. Weaver
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    Crime and the City: Santa Fe

    Trekking Through the Mysteries and Thrillers of New Mexico's Atmospheric Capital

    September 2, 2025  By Paul French
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    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

    September 2, 2025  By Ken Jaworowski
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    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.

    August 29, 2025  By Ellie Brannigan
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    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."

    August 27, 2025  By Hayley Gelfuso
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