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    Shop Talk: Michael Koryta Writes 1500 Words and Gets to Ring the Bell

    Shop Talk: Michael Koryta Writes 1500 Words and Gets to Ring the Bell

    Crime writers talk craft, routine, and finding satisfaction in the work.

    By Eli Cranor | October 28, 2021

    Horror Fiction In The Age of Covid: A Roundtable Discussion

    Horror Fiction In The Age of Covid: A Roundtable Discussion

    "Horror is not a genre but a feeling, it’s often said." –Alma Katsu

    By Molly Odintz | October 27, 2021

    Lee Child and Andrew Child on Border Towns, Villains, and the New Jack Reacher Novel

    Lee Child and Andrew Child on Border Towns, Villains, and the New Jack Reacher Novel

    The brothers discuss the second novel in their collaboration.

    By Dwyer Murphy | October 26, 2021

    Shop Talk: S.A. Cosby Is Late to This Interview and It's Because of Some Dead Bodies

    Shop Talk: S.A. Cosby Is Late to This Interview and It's Because of Some Dead Bodies

    Crime writers talking writing routines, putting in the work, and what to do when you get a call in the middle of the night about some bodies.

    By Eli Cranor | October 14, 2021

    Edwin Torres’ Way

    Edwin Torres’ Way

    A look back on the life and work of the Nuyorican author of Carlito’s Way, Q&A, and After Hours

    By Richie Narvaez | September 23, 2021

    Craig Johnson on Spirituality, the West, and the Plight of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

    Craig Johnson on Spirituality, the West, and the Plight of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

    A missing person poster at a library on the Crow Reservation was the inspiration for the newest Longmire novel.

    By CrimeReads | September 21, 2021

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    Sara Gran Talks Publishing, Sex Magic, and Ownership for Authors

    By Molly Odintz | September 20, 2021

    Shop Talk: John Vercher on Improvising Novels, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, and Finding the Beats

    By Eli Cranor | September 16, 2021

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

    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

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

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

    Exploring the intersection of detective fiction and crime comics in the new installment of Graphic Content.

    By Alex Segura | August 20, 2021

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

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

    Three authors driving the evolution of espionage fiction.

    By Aya de Leon | August 18, 2021

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