• Essays

    What Spy Fiction Taught Me About Breaking the Rules

    Anna Pitoniak on the moral ambiguities of great spy writing.

    November 14, 2023  By Anna Pitoniak
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    The Regency Mystery Arrives to the Ball

    Forget Regency Romance. It's time for the Regency Mystery to reign (with, perhaps, a little romance thrown in there)

    November 14, 2023  By Celeste Connally
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    Love Behind Bars: On the Complicated World of Incarcerated Romance

    The world of prison relationships shows that love is possible, even under the hardest of circumstances

    November 10, 2023  By Elizabeth Greenwood
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    The Best Locked Room Mystery You've Probably Never Heard Of

    In 1944, "Hake Talbot" published a strange mystery novel that would soon earn itself a cult following.

    November 10, 2023  By Rupert Holmes
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    Rhys Bowen on Using Real Experiences As Inspiration

    Keeping a long series fresh can be tricky, so it's good to have led a long and quirky life.

    November 10, 2023  By Rhys Bowen
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    Killing the Rich: Why Privilege Has Always Been at the Heart of the Whodunnit

    Andreina Cordani on why we’re still fascinated by tales of Death at the Manor

    November 9, 2023  By Andreina Cordani
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    Psychology Is Important For Motivation, But Your Characters Need More Than Diagnoses

    "Evil and malice can exist without a backstory or a character-defining pathology. We do stupid shit because we are people, and people do stupid shit."

    November 9, 2023  By Jeremy T. Wilson
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    On Horror and Humanity’s Enduring Love Affair with Fear

    "Fear isolates what truly matters to us"

    November 9, 2023  By Alexander James
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    Fighting Toxic Masculinity Through Young Adult Fiction

    "It’s time to rebuild our world for the better, and young adult fiction can be part of that journey of progress."

    November 8, 2023  By Jordyn Taylor
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    How to Edit a Series of Crime Novellas with 30 Different Authors and Come Out the Other Side Feeling Grateful

    Frank Zafiro reflects on 'A Grifter's Song' as the ambitious anthology series reaches a conclusion.

    November 8, 2023  By Frank Zafiro
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