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    How 'Only Murders in the Building' Is Leading a New Cozy Renaissance

    How 'Only Murders in the Building' Is Leading a New Cozy Renaissance

    Tara Lush on the hit show that cozy mystery fans are proud to call their own.

    By Tara Lush | November 21, 2022

    On The Italian Art of <em>Il Dolce Far Niente</em>, or The Sweetness of Doing Nothing

    On The Italian Art of Il Dolce Far Niente, or The Sweetness of Doing Nothing

    "Embracing far niente allows your mind to free up and unshackle the best of your creativity."

    By Wendy Eckel | November 21, 2022

    Behind the Blue Wall: How my time in the LAPD Academy helped Shape My Series

    Behind the Blue Wall: How my time in the LAPD Academy helped Shape My Series

    "If departments are societal microcosms populated by individuals with vast motives for desiring power, what happens when these people wield that power in destructive ways?"

    By Aaron Philip Clark | November 18, 2022

    The Six Things I Learned from Doomsday Prepping

    The Six Things I Learned from Doomsday Prepping

    Or, how to spot a prepper (and why they might be onto something).

    By Ewan Morrison | November 18, 2022

    Trouble Was His Business: 50 Years of <em>Trouble Man</em>

    Trouble Was His Business: 50 Years of Trouble Man

    Revisiting a movie that told the story of a fixer in South Central LA, with a Marvin Gaye score that changed the game.

    By Michael Gonzales | November 17, 2022

    How to Address an Issue in Your Fiction – And Even Inspire Activism

    How to Address an Issue in Your Fiction – And Even Inspire Activism

    Alice Henderson on climate change, animals, and finding a way to make people care.

    By Alice Henderson | November 17, 2022

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    Mariah Fredericks on The Heartbreaking Details of Historical Fiction

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    The Joys of Incorporating Golden Age Cliches into Contemporary Fiction

    The Joys of Incorporating Golden Age Cliches into Contemporary Fiction

    Phillip Margolin on writing "a novel that contained every cliché from the mysteries of the Golden Age"

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    The Beauty of a Banned Book

    The Beauty of a Banned Book

    "Let's light a bonfire, and curl up with our favorite banned books. Because when we read, we are not alone."

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    A Cold Case in Florida

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    The Mysterious Murder of a Troubled Teen

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    The Magic of London 

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    The Unspoken Criminality of the Female PI

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    A Moment of Racial Reckoning in Crime Fiction

    A Moment of Racial Reckoning in Crime Fiction

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