• Features

    7 Novels Set During Times of Great Political Upheaval

    These books "capture the terror and resilience of those caught in history’s undertow, where survival is an act of defiance."

    August 29, 2025  By Daphne Fama
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    What Happened to the Irish Crown Jewels? Ellie Brannigan Has Some Theories.

    The cozy mystery writer considers the art of merging fact and fiction to tell a thrilling story.

    August 29, 2025  By Ellie Brannigan
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    Danny DeVito, Director

    The beloved actor/producer has helmed his share of crime films, with a remake on the way

    August 28, 2025  By Vince Keenan
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    Show, Don't Tell: Donna Leon's Timeless Lessons for Well-Crafted Books

    Leon analyzes Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer novels and finds new lessons for writers in their well-worn pages

    August 28, 2025  By Donna Leon
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    Adultery, Embezzlement, Murder: A Short List of the Royal Family's Crimes and Scandals

    Darcie Wilde Offers Up Monarchical Shenanigans from George III to (the Not-So-Prudish) Queen Victoria

    August 28, 2025  By Darcie Wilde
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    Cloisters and Ciphers: What Medieval Monks and the CIA Have in Common

    "This is not just a coincidence of history. It is a profession that has worn many uniforms."

    August 27, 2025  By Hayley Gelfuso
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    The Environmental Anxiety of The Sisters Brothers

    Jacques Audiard's adaptation of Patrick deWitt's novel is a forward-thinking, ecologically-moral fable

    August 27, 2025  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    Good Bad Guys: Tim Lebbon On Crafting Villains

    What makes a terrible person a great character? Showing their humanity.

    August 27, 2025  By Tim Lebbon
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    How Do You Write a Novel
    with 14 Different Authors? Carefully.

    Rick Pullen On "The Twisted Women's Book Club" a new anthology with plenty to say

    August 27, 2025  By Rick Pullen
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    Survival, Survivalism, Slaughter: Why Nature and Wilderness Work Well in Crime Fiction

    Sam Wiebe (as Nolan Chase) Explores Gender, Doomsday Prep, and the Links Between Mystery and Nature Writing

    August 26, 2025  By Sam Wiebe
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