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Elon Green on the 1980s Police Brutality Case That Brought New York's Art Scene Together In Protest

Elon Green on the 1980s Police Brutality Case That Brought New York's Art Scene Together In Protest

In 1983, 25-year-old graffiti artist Michael Stewart died after a brutal police beating. Artists, musicians, and East Village denizens soon united in outrage.

By James Polchin | March 19, 2025

Science Fiction, Locked Room Mysteries, and the Joy of Literary Games

Science Fiction, Locked Room Mysteries, and the Joy of Literary Games

Olivia Waite on rewriting the rules of the universe and solving a mystery in space

By Olivia Waite | March 19, 2025

Writing a Character Through a Psychotic Breakdown

Writing a Character Through a Psychotic Breakdown

Nicci French on the delicate task of an extreme psychological event.

By Nicci French | March 19, 2025

Connie Briscoe Talks Setting, Suspense, and Moral Ambiguity with Karin Slaughter

Connie Briscoe Talks Setting, Suspense, and Moral Ambiguity with Karin Slaughter

Three decades into a long and varied writing career, Briscoe's latest reinterprets du Maurier's "Rebecca" for a modern audience

By Karin Slaughter | March 18, 2025

Architectural Misdirection: Seeking Out Secret Staircases and Hidden Rooms

Architectural Misdirection: Seeking Out Secret Staircases and Hidden Rooms

Novels with puzzles built into houses

By Gigi Pandian | March 18, 2025

Mining Gig Work for the Plot

Mining Gig Work for the Plot

Hannah Deitch recalls her days as the SAT tutor and how she turned that role into a crime novel.

By Hannah Deitch | March 18, 2025

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5 Novels About Government Betrayal, Corruption, and Abuses of Power

5 Novels About Government Betrayal, Corruption, and Abuses of Power

"How can we convince more people to stand up for the rights of others? Maybe the answer lies in reading stories about all the ways power can be abused."

By Jacqueline Friedland | March 17, 2025

Criminals Don’t Take Holidays, Or, A Crime Writer's Take on St. Patrick's Day

Criminals Don’t Take Holidays, Or, A Crime Writer's Take on St. Patrick's Day

"Whatever the reason, crime and holidays often go together."

By Norman Birnbach and Tilia Klebenov Jacobs | March 17, 2025

Chekhov's Nail Gun: <em>Lethal Weapon 2</em> and the Calibration of Expectations

Chekhov's Nail Gun: Lethal Weapon 2 and the Calibration of Expectations

Olivia Rutigliano on one of the cleverest sequels in action movie history

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 14, 2025

6 Mysteries That Will Make You Turn Back to Page One

6 Mysteries That Will Make You Turn Back to Page One

Aggie Blum Thompson on the art of the late chapter reveal.

By Aggie Blum Thompson | March 14, 2025

Scientist Storyteller: Crafting a Thin Line Between Science Fiction and Science Fact

Scientist Storyteller: Crafting a Thin Line Between Science Fiction and Science Fact

"When an author draws upon real science—rather than “in a galaxy far, far away—where does the known world end and the imagined one begin?"

By Michael Nayak | March 14, 2025

A Whodunnit, according to <em>The Far Side</em>

A Whodunnit, according to The Far Side

Gary Larson's legendary cartoon contains a perfect conceit for a mystery

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 13, 2025

The Best Psychological Thrillers of March 2025

The Best Psychological Thrillers of March 2025

Featuring failed pop stars, reclusive writers, secretive billionaires, prying sleuths, and post-menopausal assassins

By Molly Odintz | March 13, 2025

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