• Historical

    Stephen Spotswood On "Queering the Narrative of the Golden Age of America"

    To write crime fiction about gay life in the 1950 is to write noir. But celebrating love is just as essential.

    December 5, 2023  By Stephen Spotswood
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    Difficult Women In Historical Fiction: A Reading List

    Historical novels place ambitious, unlikeable characters in stark juxtaposition with contemporary cultural ideals.

    November 14, 2023  By Shelley Blanton-Stroud
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    The Regency Mystery Arrives to the Ball

    Forget Regency Romance. It's time for the Regency Mystery to reign (with, perhaps, a little romance thrown in there)

    November 14, 2023  By Celeste Connally
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    Finding Inspiration for Mystery Fiction in Soap Operas

    What Dallas and Dynasty Taught Vanessa Riley About Audience and Craft

    October 24, 2023  By Vanessa Riley
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    5 Christmas Mysteries To Get You Ready for the Holiday Season

    We can't get enough crime at the holidays.

    October 23, 2023  By Katharine Schellman
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    6 Thrilling Reads That Blend Folklore and Horror

    Allison Epstein on the intersection of terrifying traditions

    October 19, 2023  By Allison Epstein
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    5 Historical Mysteries Featuring Unforgettable, Unconventional Women

    Transport yourself to a different time and place with historical fiction.

    October 18, 2023  By Ritu Mukerji
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    America’s Obsession with Asylums

    Or, How Visiting an Abandoned Lunatic Asylum Laid the Foundation for a Young Adult Novel

    October 10, 2023  By Tracy Hewitt Meyer
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    The Four Corners of Subjectivity

    How do crime writers get readers to "care about" characters who do terrible things?

    October 6, 2023  By Jake Lamar
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