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Why Do We Feel So Much Empathy for Villains?

Why Do We Feel So Much Empathy for Villains?

"The ability to go on loving someone even when that person has done something awful is one of the hallmarks of who we are."

By Jacquelyn Mitchard | January 31, 2022

So You Want to Marry a Mystery Writer

So You Want to Marry a Mystery Writer

Or, humorous relationship advice from the Victorian Era.

By Elizabeth C. Bunce | January 31, 2022

Into The Maze: A British Author Heads To Corn Country

Into The Maze: A British Author Heads To Corn Country

Small towns, big agriculture, Midwestern charm and corporate shenanigans.

By Erin Young | January 28, 2022

On <em>The Afterparty</em> and the Rise of the

On The Afterparty and the Rise of the "Millennial Whodunnit"

Olivia Rutigliano takes stock of the playful new mystery series

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 28, 2022

Growing Up Southern Gothic

Growing Up Southern Gothic

"[B]ehind all the gilded wrapping, there is a fecund abundance of decay and degradation."

By Kristi DeMeester | January 28, 2022

Paul Vidich's New York: Hello to All This

Paul Vidich's New York: Hello to All This

The spy novelist reflects on Joan Didion, Ian Fleming, E.B. White, and a long history of complex feelings toward New York.

By Paul Vidich | January 28, 2022

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9 Books That Pit The Haves Against the Have-Nots

By Eliza Jane Brazier | January 27, 2022

The Life and Times of John Street, aka John Rhode, aka Vintage Mystery’s Master of Murder Means

By Curtis Evans | January 27, 2022

The Diabolical Witchcraft of MI9: How British Intelligence Encouraged POWs to Escape and Gather Intelligence

By Stephanie Graves | January 27, 2022

David Rudolf: Writing from the Front Lines of the Battle Against Abuse of Power in the American Legal System

David Rudolf: Writing from the Front Lines of the Battle Against Abuse of Power in the American Legal System

The defense lawyer who gained fame in 'The Staircase' documentary has some new stories to tell.

By David S. Rudolf | January 27, 2022

Winter, Wellies, and Whisky

Winter, Wellies, and Whisky

Why Scotland Is The Coziest Setting of All

By Traci Hall | January 26, 2022

Art Imitating Life Imitating Art

Art Imitating Life Imitating Art

Rick Mofina on the crazy mixed-up world of novels following life and life following novels, and on and on it goes...

By Rick Mofina | January 26, 2022

5 Great Blizzard Thrillers That Will Speak to Your Snowbound Soul

5 Great Blizzard Thrillers That Will Speak to Your Snowbound Soul

Heather Gudenkauf on her lifelong passion for snowy literature.

By Heather Gudenkauf | January 26, 2022

Gabriel Valjan on Forgotten Histories, Curiosity, and Carving Out a Space for Writers

Gabriel Valjan on Forgotten Histories, Curiosity, and Carving Out a Space for Writers

The prolific writer and booster of other writers discusses the long road to his latest novel.

By Richie Narvaez | January 26, 2022

2022: The Year of Dark Fantasy

2022: The Year of Dark Fantasy

Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic...Murder!

By Molly Odintz | January 25, 2022

John Darnielle on the Allure of Gory Stories and the Reality of What They're Really About

John Darnielle on the Allure of Gory Stories and the Reality of What They're Really About

The author and musician discusses crime, urban legend, and the anachronistic porn shop that inspired his latest novel.

By Dwyer Murphy | January 25, 2022

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