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    Kylie Lee Baker on 'Japanese Gothic', Historical Fiction, and Writing Horror with an Emotional Core

    Kylie Lee Baker on 'Japanese Gothic', Historical Fiction, and Writing Horror with an Emotional Core

    The author of ''Japanese Gothic' in conversation with Morgan Leigh Davies

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    How a Movie Idea Became a Hollywood Screenwriter’s Debut Thriller

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    State of the Crime Novel, Part 1: Routines, Problem-Solving, and Faithful Companions

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    The Great Lost Gothic Novel of Italian Romanticism

    The Great Lost Gothic Novel of Italian Romanticism

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