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Women Crime Writers Discuss Violence, Women, and What Readers Will and Won't Accept

Women Crime Writers Discuss Violence, Women, and What Readers Will and Won't Accept

A roundtable discussion with Ivy Pochoda, Amy Gentry, Cynthia Pelayo, Elisabeth de Mariaffi, Lisa Taddeo, and Lisa Levy.

By Lisa Levy | September 15, 2021

Colson Whitehead on Why He Wrote a Heist Novel to Tell the Story of New York

Colson Whitehead on Why He Wrote a Heist Novel to Tell the Story of New York

"I wanted to salute that moment of night and those nighthawks."

By Dwyer Murphy | September 14, 2021

My First Thriller: James Grady

My First Thriller: James Grady

In 1971, a young Capitol Hill staffer walked by an old townhouse and wondered if it could be a CIA front. The idea would become Six Days of the Condor.

By Rick Pullen | September 9, 2021

Lisa Jewell on Craft, Inspiration, and Why She Needed to Write a Boarding School Murder Mystery

Lisa Jewell on Craft, Inspiration, and Why She Needed to Write a Boarding School Murder Mystery

More than twenty years later, Jewell still resists making any firm plans for her novels.

By Daneet Steffens | September 7, 2021

Paul Vidich on Moral Dilemmas and the Allure of Spy Fiction

Paul Vidich on Moral Dilemmas and the Allure of Spy Fiction

A conversation with novelist Paul Vidich and an exclusive cover reveal

By CrimeReads | September 3, 2021

Megan Abbott Discusses How to Create an Atmosphere of Dread, Anxiety, and Obsession

Megan Abbott Discusses How to Create an Atmosphere of Dread, Anxiety, and Obsession

This Week on Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast

By Unlikeable Female Characters | August 27, 2021

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Pornsak Pichetshote on Chinatown Noir, Immigration Bans, and His New Comic Book Series, The Good Asian

By Alex Segura | August 20, 2021

Intersectional Feminist Spy Fiction: A Conversation with Aya de Leon, Lauren Wilkinson, and Rosalie Knecht

By Aya de Leon | August 18, 2021

Sascha Rothchild on Diabetes Noir, Killers in Yoga Pants, and Therapy for Sociopaths

By Molly Odintz | August 17, 2021

James Lee Burke on Organized Labor, Corporate Evils, and the Plot to Dumb Down America

James Lee Burke on Organized Labor, Corporate Evils, and the Plot to Dumb Down America

The author's newest novel is a searing portrait of the 1960s American West and corporate exploitation.

By David Masciotra | August 16, 2021

Naomi Hirahara on Writing a New Historical Mystery About Post-Internment Life for Japanese-Americans

Naomi Hirahara on Writing a New Historical Mystery About Post-Internment Life for Japanese-Americans

The author's groundbreaking new novel takes on 1940's life for Japanese-Americans leaving California for Chicago.

By Désirée Zamorano | August 13, 2021

An Original Graphic Novel about Ed Gein, The Serial Killer Who Haunted America and Inspired <em>Psycho</em>, <em>The Texas Chainsaw Massacre</em> and <em>The Silence of the Lambs</em>

An Original Graphic Novel about Ed Gein, The Serial Killer Who Haunted America and Inspired Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs

A startling new look at a real-life American bogeyman.

By CrimeReads | August 13, 2021

Shop Talk: Steph Cha Writes Yelp Reviews, Works Jigsaw Puzzles, and Always Has a Blanket

Shop Talk: Steph Cha Writes Yelp Reviews, Works Jigsaw Puzzles, and Always Has a Blanket

Crime writers talk routine, craft, and looking forward to lunch.

By Eli Cranor | August 12, 2021

My First Thriller: Jenny Milchman

My First Thriller: Jenny Milchman

Jenny Milchman’s publisher thought she was nuts, but the first few months of the World’s Longest Book Tour was just the beginning.

By Rick Pullen | July 29, 2021

How to Write a Memorable Hit Man: A Conversation Among Connoisseurs

How to Write a Memorable Hit Man: A Conversation Among Connoisseurs

Andy Rausch and Michael Gonzales discuss their favorite hit men, lessons learned from Elmore Leonard, and the new anthology, 'Dead End Jobs'

By Michael Gonzales | July 23, 2021

Alma Katsu and Owen Matthews on Ideal Spies, Historical Fiction, and the Russia-West Divide

Alma Katsu and Owen Matthews on Ideal Spies, Historical Fiction, and the Russia-West Divide

She was a senior intelligence analyst. He was a Moscow bureau chief. Now they're both writing spy thrillers.

By Alma Katsu | July 20, 2021

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