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    5 Crime Novels That Deepen Our Understanding of Collective Trauma

    5 Crime Novels That Deepen Our Understanding of Collective Trauma

    Set in the aftermath of national tragedy, these books help readers contextualize societal wounds even as they explore compelling mysteries

    By Frank Sennett | February 16, 2023

    The Life and Legacy of James Ellroy

    The Life and Legacy of James Ellroy

    Steven Powell's new work on Ellroy is an ambitious biography and a fascinating glimpse into the mind of "the Demon Dog."

    By Andrew Nette | February 10, 2023

    Kwame Dawes on <em>The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass</em>

    Kwame Dawes on The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

    Dawes, the great poet and critic, reflects on the legacy of the rhetorician and abolitionist Douglass, in the introduction to a new edition of his monumental autobiography

    By Kwame Dawes | February 2, 2023

    Natasha Lester On Fashion, Historical Fiction, and Female Spies

    Natasha Lester On Fashion, Historical Fiction, and Female Spies

    "[At last we’re seeing how much women contributed to past victories."

    By Molly Odintz | February 1, 2023

    25 Historical Crime, Mystery, and Horror Novels to Look Forward To In 2023

    25 Historical Crime, Mystery, and Horror Novels to Look Forward To In 2023

    Sorry Gen X: the 90s are now fair game for historical fiction.

    By Molly Odintz | January 26, 2023

    An Author's Guide to Stealing from the Books You Love

    An Author's Guide to Stealing from the Books You Love

    "The point is not my felony but my process, which is probably your process too..."

    By Stephen Hunter | January 25, 2023

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    Does Historical Accuracy Matter in Historical Fiction?

    By Mark Ellis | January 18, 2023

    A Guide to Victorian Death Rites

    By Laura Joh Rowland | January 11, 2023

    My First Thriller: Diana Gabaldon

    By Rick Pullen | January 6, 2023

    The Most Glamorous Gang in London History

    The Most Glamorous Gang in London History

    On "Alice Diamond, Queen of Thieves, and her ‘girls’ from The Forty Thieves, who pilfered their way to notoriety in the first half of the twentieth century."

    By Beezy Marsh | January 3, 2023

    My Favorite Con Artists

    My Favorite Con Artists

    Victoria Thompson on some of history's most inventive swindlers, and the stories they passed down.

    By Victoria Thompson | December 21, 2022

    The Best Historical Fiction of The Year: 2022

    The Best Historical Fiction of The Year: 2022

    15 historically-set mysteries, thrillers, and crime novels that will take you from the 17th century to the 1960s.

    By Molly Odintz | December 16, 2022

    Wanda Morris On Bringing Together The Past and the Present

    Wanda Morris On Bringing Together The Past and the Present

    The author of Anywhere You Run talks historical fiction, modern parallels, and the through line of injustice.

    By Molly Odintz | December 2, 2022

    What Makes Niagara Falls Such A Perfect Setting for a Murder Mystery?

    What Makes Niagara Falls Such A Perfect Setting for a Murder Mystery?

    The answer lies in the Gilded Age heyday of the popular tourist spot.

    By Rosemary Simpson | November 30, 2022

    The Allure of the Arsenic Squad: Why I Write about 19th Century Women Serial Killers

    The Allure of the Arsenic Squad: Why I Write about 19th Century Women Serial Killers

    "[W]omen serial killers of this era call to me just because of their double transgression: that against the victim, and that against the contemporary ideals."

    By Camilla Bruce | November 22, 2022

    Seven Thrillers Above, Below, and Around the Seven Seas

    Seven Thrillers Above, Below, and Around the Seven Seas

    Pirates, sharks, storms, U-Boats, and more.

    By John Winn Miller | November 18, 2022

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