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How <em>Treme</em> Showed Me How to Write About New Orleans

How Treme Showed Me How to Write About New Orleans

On the city of New Orleans as character and catalyst.

By Veronica G. Henry | February 27, 2023

The Sisterhood of Serial Death

The Sisterhood of Serial Death

Women who kill (and kill again) were once rare in fiction. Not anymore.

By Misha Popp | February 24, 2023

Five Cozy Mysteries About Characters Who Are Starting Over

Five Cozy Mysteries About Characters Who Are Starting Over

New towns, amateur sleuths...

By Ellie Brannigan | February 22, 2023

The Best Plot Twists in Mystery

The Best Plot Twists in Mystery

Rupert Holmes on the greatest, most startling plot twists in a long, proud tradition of fooling readers.

By Rupert Holmes | February 21, 2023

That Time Disneyland Paris Built a Jules Verne-Themed Space Mountain Ride

That Time Disneyland Paris Built a Jules Verne-Themed Space Mountain Ride

It lasted a mere decade, but it every second of it was a glorious, steampunk adventure.

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 17, 2023

X Marks the Spot: Literary Treasure Hunts

X Marks the Spot: Literary Treasure Hunts

Solve clues and find buried treasure in these classic puzzlers...

By Erin Kelly | February 17, 2023

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By Mark Dawidziak | February 14, 2023

The Monastery of the Mind

The Monastery of the Mind

William Kotzwinkle could never become a monk. So he created one in crime fiction instead.

By William Kotzwinkle | February 14, 2023

The Strange Real-Life Mystery Behind Edgar Allan Poe's

The Strange Real-Life Mystery Behind Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat"

Fact meets fiction in Poe’s classic story of a murderer.

By Dean Jobb | February 13, 2023

Can Detective Novels Withstand the <em>Moonlighting</em> Curse?

Can Detective Novels Withstand the Moonlighting Curse?

When courtship turns to commitment in long-running mystery series, how does an author keep the magic alive?

By Deborah Crombie | February 9, 2023

Scrumptious Cozy Mysteries to Tempt Your Palate

Scrumptious Cozy Mysteries to Tempt Your Palate

Enjoy these "series focused on candies and desserts"

By Sarah Fox | February 9, 2023

Kellye Garrett and Alex Segura: Two Authors Look Back on a Year of Literary Firsts

Kellye Garrett and Alex Segura: Two Authors Look Back on a Year of Literary Firsts

Garrett and Segura discuss new paperbacks, the year in mystery, and what's in store for the industry.

By Alex Segura | February 8, 2023

The Accidental Culinary Cozy Author

The Accidental Culinary Cozy Author

"[D]escribing Cajun cuisine in my Cajun Country Mystery series made me hungry and I thought it might have the same effect on readers..."

By Ellen Byron | February 8, 2023

On Writing While Dying

On Writing While Dying

Steven Womack on continuing his mystery series in the midst of devastating news and endless medical treatments.

By Steven Womack | February 2, 2023

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