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Writer, Woman, Playwright, Spy: How Espionage Influenced Aphra Behn’s Writing

Writer, Woman, Playwright, Spy: How Espionage Influenced Aphra Behn’s Writing

Valorie Castellanos Clark on the Covert Quests of the First Woman to Make a Living Writing in English

By Valorie Castellanos Clark | March 18, 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 | March 18, 2024

Chris Bohjalian on Misdirection, Multiple POVs, and the Lure of Las Vegas

Chris Bohjalian on Misdirection, Multiple POVs, and the Lure of Las Vegas

A conversation with the best-selling author of the new genre-bender, 'The Princess of Las Vegas'

By John B. Valeri | March 18, 2024

The Evolution of the Private Investigator in Historical Romance

The Evolution of the Private Investigator in Historical Romance

On crafting historically plausible detectives who are ready to woo your heroine

By Elizabeth Everett | March 18, 2024

Tana French on Embracing Discomfort, Irish Wit, and Chosen Family in <em>The Hunter</em>

Tana French on Embracing Discomfort, Irish Wit, and Chosen Family in The Hunter

"It's about people who are on the periphery. They're not exactly outsiders. They're not exactly insiders."

By Jenny Bartoy | March 15, 2024

Looking Back on the 90s-Era Satanic Panic In a New Age of Conspiracy Theories

Looking Back on the 90s-Era Satanic Panic In a New Age of Conspiracy Theories

On the "toxic Puritan cycle" that causes ordinary people to either embrace outlandish ideas or pathologize those who do

By Maggie Thrash | March 15, 2024

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A Seventh-Generation Nebraskan On Turning Family Tales and Omaha History into Historical Fiction

By Chris Harding Thornton | March 15, 2024

A Brief List of Pitfalls to Avoid When You Write a Thriller

By Kira Peikoff | March 15, 2024

Revisiting In the Fog, An American's Ode to England's Foul Weather

By Leslie S. Klinger | March 14, 2024

The Best Debut Novels of March

The Best Debut Novels of March

Featuring first novels from Sophie Wan, Andrew Boryga, Brendan Flaherty, and more.

By CrimeReads | March 14, 2024

Our Enduring Fascination with Criminal Couples

Our Enduring Fascination with Criminal Couples

From "Macbeth" to "Rope" to "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," we've always been mesmerized by the immoral romantic

By Joel H. Morris | March 14, 2024

Claire Coughlan Explores Dublin's Hidden Past

Claire Coughlan Explores Dublin's Hidden Past

Backstreet abortions and a journalist's quest form the backbone of this powerful debut novel.

By Peter Handel | March 14, 2024

Reading Your Way Into the Deeper Mysteries of Cults

Reading Your Way Into the Deeper Mysteries of Cults

Kristen Bird on creepy cultish reads

By Kristen Bird | March 13, 2024

Crime Novels for People Who (Think They) Don’t Like Crime Novels

Crime Novels for People Who (Think They) Don’t Like Crime Novels

Strange disappearance, concealed identities, and generational sins.

By Debra Spark | March 13, 2024

A Serial Killer in Iran

A Serial Killer in Iran

The evidence pointed to one woman: but was she a monster or a victim?

By Mitzi Szereto | March 13, 2024

Genre Communicates a Contract with the Reader

Genre Communicates a Contract with the Reader

"I will trick you, there will be death, but there will also be resolution...It is a game the reader can win."

By Micaiah Johnson | March 13, 2024

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