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    James Lee Burke Reckons with History, the South, and the Hatred Burning Through America

    James Lee Burke Reckons with History, the South, and the Hatred Burning Through America

    The author discusses his newest novel, an epic of the American Civil War, with David Masciotra.

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    Rebecca Turkewitz Tells Scary Stories in the Dark

    Rebecca Turkewitz Tells Scary Stories in the Dark

    In debut collection Here in the Night, ghost stories animate the forces that haunt adult life

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    Colson Whitehead on Blaxploitation Cinema, Sidney Lumet's New York, and His Own Harlem Trilogy

    Colson Whitehead on Blaxploitation Cinema, Sidney Lumet's New York, and His Own Harlem Trilogy

    The author discusses the latest installment of his sweeping crime history of New York City.

    By Dwyer Murphy | July 20, 2023

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    The Aesthetics of Noir: Ed Brubaker on His Latest Crime Graphic Novel, 'Night Fever'

    The writer, once again pairing with longtime collaborators Sean Phillips and Jacob Phillips, discusses his bizarre, mesmerizing new noir masterpiece

    By Alex Segura | July 7, 2023

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    Clémence Michallon On the Ethics of Writing Violence and the Banality of Serial Killers

    Clémence Michallon On the Ethics of Writing Violence and the Banality of Serial Killers

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