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    10 Books You Should Read in October

    10 Books You Should Read in October

    The Month's Best Crime Fiction, Mysteries, and Thrillers

    By CrimeReads | October 1, 2019

    On Crafting a Pioneering Queer Crime Fiction Series

    On Crafting a Pioneering Queer Crime Fiction Series

    "I had a revelation: the private eye in noir fiction was a perfect metaphor for how gay men navigated the 'normal' world where both were outsiders."

    By Michael Nava | October 1, 2019

    I Only Wanted My Ghosts in Stories—Until My Mother Died

    I Only Wanted My Ghosts in Stories—Until My Mother Died

    On ghost stories, longing, and grief.

    By Tara Laskowski | October 1, 2019

    Contending with the Legacy of Lovecraft

    Contending with the Legacy of Lovecraft

    A writer's guide to taking inspiration from Lovecraft, without embracing his problematic legacy.

    By Shaun Hamill | October 1, 2019

    Six Women Who Helped Define the Regency Era—And Our Conceptions of Modernity

    Six Women Who Helped Define the Regency Era—And Our Conceptions of Modernity

    On Mary Shelley, Ada Lovelace, Jane Austen, and other strong-willed women from the early 19th century.

    By Andrea Penrose | September 30, 2019

    The 6 Best Book Covers of September

    The 6 Best Book Covers of September

    The Best Cover Art in Crime, Mystery, and Thrillers

    By CrimeReads | September 30, 2019

    Best Reviewed
    Books of the Week

    • Exit Party
    • Fallow
    • Our Noble Selves
    • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
    • The Newer World
    • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
    • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
    • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
    • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
    • The Rouse

    CrimeReads Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of September

    By CrimeReads | September 30, 2019

    September's Best New True Crime Books

    By CrimeReads | September 27, 2019

    The 5 Essential Elements of Unforgettable Crime Thrillers

    By Derik Cavignano | September 27, 2019

    How to Build Close Personal Relationships While Saving the World

    How to Build Close Personal Relationships While Saving the World

    An alpha female's guide to thrillers, action, and romance.

    By Christina Dodd | September 27, 2019

    September's Best International Crime Fiction

    September's Best International Crime Fiction

    Folktales, espionage, and a new Lisbeth Salander: All the international crime books you need to read this month.

    By CrimeReads | September 26, 2019

    Martin Scorsese’s Gangland Sagas and the Dream of Upward Social Mobility

    Martin Scorsese’s Gangland Sagas and the Dream of Upward Social Mobility

    For decades, the director has been charting a dark, debauched journey up the criminal ladder.

    By Zach Vasquez | September 26, 2019

    Meet the Publishers of Blaft, South India's Renegade Pulp Fiction Press

    Meet the Publishers of Blaft, South India's Renegade Pulp Fiction Press

    Publishing Tamil crime fiction, Indian folklore, and groundbreaking graphic novels

    By Miriam Alexander-Kumaradoss | September 26, 2019

    Joan Little and the Killing of a Jailer

    Joan Little and the Killing of a Jailer

    Criminal Broads Presents The Cause Célèbre

    By Tori Telfer | September 26, 2019

    September's Best Debut Fiction

    September's Best Debut Fiction

    Literary spies, dogged reporters, and a fight against contagion.

    By CrimeReads | September 25, 2019

    Angel Luis Colón on Writing Violence, Finding New Voices, and Flipping Off the World

    Angel Luis Colón on Writing Violence, Finding New Voices, and Flipping Off the World

    The Bronx author is serious about changing the crime community.

    By Désirée Zamorano | September 25, 2019

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