BTW, Charles Dickens's <em>Bleak House</em> is a Murder Mystery

BTW, Charles Dickens's Bleak House is a Murder Mystery

Yes it's a legal thriller. But also...

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 31, 2024

Your Hero Could Beat Up My Hero

Your Hero Could Beat Up My Hero

Or, five characters that could easily beat up my protagonist, who is very bad at fighting

By Gregg Podolski | July 31, 2024

Writing Better Neurodivergent Characters in Fiction

Writing Better Neurodivergent Characters in Fiction

Scott Lyerly on living with Tourette syndrome and bringing that reality to fiction.

By Scott Lyerly | July 31, 2024

Sometimes We Have Big Feelings About Celebrities. And That's (Mostly) Okay.

Sometimes We Have Big Feelings About Celebrities. And That's (Mostly) Okay.

Josh Winning on the role of horror fiction in exploring our complex reactions to the famous and fortunate

By Josh Winning | July 31, 2024

The Best Reviewed Books of the Month: July 2024

The Best Reviewed Books of the Month: July 2024

Featuring new books from Juliet Grames, Flynn Berry, Jesse Katz, and more.

By CrimeReads | July 30, 2024

A List of Mysteries Featuring Victims We Love to Hate

A List of Mysteries Featuring Victims We Love to Hate

It's hard to solve a murder when everyone has a motive...

By Kieran Scott | July 30, 2024

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  • Stations
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Speculating Our Way Back to Ourselves

By Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi | July 30, 2024

Thrillers that Capture the Complexities of Motherhood

By Kimberly McCreight | July 30, 2024

Ibiza: Crime, Mystery, and Hedonism on the 'White Island'

By Paul French | July 29, 2024

Crafting the Real and Surreal in Eco-Horror

Crafting the Real and Surreal in Eco-Horror

Nicholas Belardes on not turning away from unreal and mysterious occurrences in nature that can help us craft our stories

By Nick Belardes | July 29, 2024

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | July 29, 2024

Nev Fountain On Writing A Detective Novel About Fandom

Nev Fountain On Writing A Detective Novel About Fandom

"What are detectives but fans in their own way? People with a passionate interest in minutia?"

By Nev Fountain | July 29, 2024

That Time Arthur Conan Doyle Tried to Stump Harry Houdini with a Stop-Motion Dinosaur Film Clip

That Time Arthur Conan Doyle Tried to Stump Harry Houdini with a Stop-Motion Dinosaur Film Clip

It was the culmination in their longstanding feud about the existence of a psychic, occult world

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 26, 2024

Gated Community Noir

Gated Community Noir

These seemingly nice neighborhoods conceal dark secrets

By Molly Odintz | July 26, 2024

How Researching Her New Historical Novel Made Juliet Grames Into a Detective of the Immigrant Experience

How Researching Her New Historical Novel Made Juliet Grames Into a Detective of the Immigrant Experience

The author discusses Italy, lost boys, and how research drove her.

By John B. Valeri | July 26, 2024

The Unintentional Unreliable Narrator

The Unintentional Unreliable Narrator

These narrators can't be trusted, but that doesn't mean their obfuscations are deliberate

By Sara Driscoll | July 26, 2024

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