Jonathan Ames on Macdonald, Westlake, and Bringing a Touch of Buddhism to the Private Eye Novel

Jonathan Ames on Macdonald, Westlake, and Bringing a Touch of Buddhism to the Private Eye Novel

Tom Nolan and Jonathan Ames in a wide-ranging discussion of crime fiction past and present.

By Tom Nolan | April 14, 2025

A Duty of Care: Barbara Early on Doing Justice to Jessica Fletcher

A Duty of Care: Barbara Early on Doing Justice to Jessica Fletcher

Checking in with the author of the new, 'Rear Window' inspired 'Murder, She Wrote' mystery.

By John B. Valeri | April 11, 2025

Eric Rickstad and Don Winslow on Suspense, Serial Killers, and Dismantling Pop Culture Myths

Eric Rickstad and Don Winslow on Suspense, Serial Killers, and Dismantling Pop Culture Myths

Authors in conversation.

By Don Winslow | April 10, 2025

Belinda Bauer On Obsession, Greed, and the Dangerous World of Rare Egg Trafficking

Belinda Bauer On Obsession, Greed, and the Dangerous World of Rare Egg Trafficking

"[E]very word is fighting for space on the page and on the screen...I get in, I say what I need to, and I get out."

By Jenny Bartoy | April 9, 2025

Point of Origin: David Handler on Flashing Back to the Beginnings of Hoagy, Lulu & Friends

Point of Origin: David Handler on Flashing Back to the Beginnings of Hoagy, Lulu & Friends

The author discusses his latest mystery.

By John B. Valeri | April 5, 2025

The Backlist: Reading Alison Gaylin's 'What Remains of Me' with Alafair Burke

The Backlist: Reading Alison Gaylin's 'What Remains of Me' with Alafair Burke

Burke and Polly Stewart revisit Gaylin's twisty two-timeline Hollywood thriller.

By Polly Stewart | April 3, 2025

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The Age of Discontentment: Tess Gerritsen on Senior Crime Solvers and Subverting Expectations

The Age of Discontentment: Tess Gerritsen on Senior Crime Solvers and Subverting Expectations

The author discusses the latest novel in her new series, The Martini Club.

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Joshua Hammer on Victorian London and the Great Race to Solve the Mysteries of Writing

Joshua Hammer on Victorian London and the Great Race to Solve the Mysteries of Writing

In Hammer's new book, he chronicles an era when archaeologists were stars and the public followed the quest to decipher Assyrian script.

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Elon Green on the 1980s Police Brutality Case That Brought New York's Art Scene Together In Protest

Elon Green on the 1980s Police Brutality Case That Brought New York's Art Scene Together In Protest

In 1983, 25-year-old graffiti artist Michael Stewart died after a brutal police beating. Artists, musicians, and East Village denizens soon united in outrage.

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Connie Briscoe Talks Setting, Suspense, and Moral Ambiguity with Karin Slaughter

Connie Briscoe Talks Setting, Suspense, and Moral Ambiguity with Karin Slaughter

Three decades into a long and varied writing career, Briscoe's latest reinterprets du Maurier's "Rebecca" for a modern audience

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Agustina Bazterrica on Violence, Dystopia, and the Power of Art

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"I write with my burned body about capitalism, about patriarchy."

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Radha Vatsal on Writing Historical Fiction From a New Perspective

Radha Vatsal on Writing Historical Fiction From a New Perspective

Set in New York's Chinatown in the early 20th century, the author's new novel brings a fresh view to the city's history.

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The Backlist: Reading Megan Abbott's 'Die a Little' with Clémence Michallon

The Backlist: Reading Megan Abbott's 'Die a Little' with Clémence Michallon

Michallon and Polly Stewart revisit Abbott's debut novel.

By Polly Stewart | February 27, 2025

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