• Essays

    My First Thriller: James Patterson

    The international publishing juggernaut tells his own origin story, and it includes Trappist monks, too much drugs, an advertising career, and a few surprising resolutions along the way.

    August 17, 2023  By Rick Pullen
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    Sandie Jones: Why I Set My New Thriller in the World of Unscrupulous Journalists

    Jones has seen up close what the media is capable of doing.

    August 17, 2023  By Sandie Jones
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    Writer From Away: Michael Koryta on Maine Storytelling

    "It was in Maine that I became aware of the acronym P.F.A., which stands for 'People From Away.' This is one of the great terms for outsiders I’ve ever heard. There is Maine, and there is Away."

    August 16, 2023  By Michael Koryta
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    The Enduring Appeal of Cozy Mysteries

    "With everything happening in the world today, is it any wonder that...a reader might choose to bury themselves in a nice cozy mystery?"

    August 14, 2023  By Margaret Loudon
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    The Wold Newton Universe: How a Fictional History Connects Literary Legends

    A brief history of a very peculiar project.

    August 11, 2023  By Keith Roysdon
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    Laura Childs on Procrastinating Sparking Inspiration

    Stare at the internet. Pet your dog. Go on a historic cemetery tour. Then write.

    August 11, 2023  By Laura Childs
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    Recapturing the Power of Childhood Fear

    "Childhood fear is...for the most part, solved with the flick of a light switch...Adult fear is simple and brutal and devastating."

    August 11, 2023  By Kiersten White
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    Catherine Chidgey on Loss-of-Innocence Narratives

    From child narrators to those living their lives backwards, these novels explore "a character's seismic changes as they unfold"

    August 10, 2023  By Catherine Chidgey
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    How 'Delicate Condition' Upends the Tropes of the Pregnancy Thriller

    Brenna Ehrlich on the "fertility journey" and the book that inspired the new season of American Horror Story

    August 10, 2023  By Brenna Ehrlich
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    Red Right Hand: Peaky Blinders, Babylon Berlin and the Looming Shadow of Fascism

    How history creates suspense in two standout crime dramas.

    August 10, 2023  By Zack Budryk
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