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Why Is World War II Such A Popular Subject For Historical Fiction Right Now?

Why Is World War II Such A Popular Subject For Historical Fiction Right Now?

Rhys Bowen on how certain eras go in and out of "marketability" despite their perennial popularity.

By Rhys Bowen | August 5, 2022

One Night in Tehran, August 1953: The Law of Unintended Consequences

One Night in Tehran, August 1953: The Law of Unintended Consequences

Tom Bradby on lingering imperialism, the coup, and the moments that reverberated through history.

By Tom Bradby | August 4, 2022

August, 1896: A Heat Wave Spawns a Crime Wave in Gilded Age New York

August, 1896: A Heat Wave Spawns a Crime Wave in Gilded Age New York

"[V]iolent crimes such as murder and assaults spike in hot weather, and the hotter the weather the worse the crime..."

By W. H. Flint | July 27, 2022

Anarchism: Beauty and Terror in the 1890s

Anarchism: Beauty and Terror in the 1890s

"Anarchism was born from the ugliness of industrialization"

By Nev March | July 26, 2022

London and the Long, Dark shadow of Charles Dickens

London and the Long, Dark shadow of Charles Dickens

How do you write about a place that has been written about so much, and so famously?

By Simon Toyne | July 14, 2022

Top Secret: The Allure of the Confidential File

Top Secret: The Allure of the Confidential File

"A file stamped confidential will always be a temptation, an invitation to peek into lives and stories we’re not supposed to see..."

By Anika Scott | July 12, 2022

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Munich: Raise a Beer to Southern German Crime Writing

By Paul French | July 11, 2022

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By Molly Odintz | July 7, 2022

Shop Talk: James Kestrel on Writing Novels During Lunch in Quiet Honolulu Bars

By Eli Cranor | July 7, 2022

Into the Past: <br>Blood Transfusions in the Seventeenth Century

Into the Past:
Blood Transfusions in the Seventeenth Century

Historical fiction writer Robert Lloyd on a series of bizarre and bloody experiments in Restoration England.

By Robert Lloyd | July 6, 2022

Cheryl Head On Using Crime Fiction To Tell The Story of Her Grandfather's Murder

Cheryl Head On Using Crime Fiction To Tell The Story of Her Grandfather's Murder

Read an interview with Cheryl Head and see a cover reveal of her new novel, Time's Undoing

By Kellye Garrett | June 30, 2022

Unusual and Iconic Tales of Intentional Poisonings

Unusual and Iconic Tales of Intentional Poisonings

Kate Khavari on the long and sordid history of murder by poison

By Kate Khavari | June 17, 2022

The Constellation of Possibilities: An Approach to Writing Historical Fiction

The Constellation of Possibilities: An Approach to Writing Historical Fiction

Matt Bondurant on a natural disaster, a discovered photograph, and the craft exercise that followed.

By Matt Bondurant | June 15, 2022

Early Modern Medicine, Poison & Apothecary

Early Modern Medicine, Poison & Apothecary

On the range of cures, effective or otherwise, available in the seventeenth century.

By Joanne Burn | June 10, 2022

The Cold War Boudoir: Bugs, Wigs, and Wiretaps

The Cold War Boudoir: Bugs, Wigs, and Wiretaps

Caroline Woods on the dark underbelly of the legendary midcentury New York literary magazine set.

By Caroline Woods | June 9, 2022

Cara Black and Tara Moss Talk Fiction and Fashion

Cara Black and Tara Moss Talk Fiction and Fashion

How does one dress for a chase sequence?

By Cara Black and Tara Moss | June 8, 2022

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