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Alexis Soloski on Theater, Criticism, and the Mystery of Performance

Alexis Soloski on Theater, Criticism, and the Mystery of Performance

The culture critic discusses her debut novel.

By Kevin Canfield | December 19, 2023

The Best Noir Fiction of 2023

The Best Noir Fiction of 2023

The best, strangest, and darkest novels from authors including Lou Berney, S.A. Cosby, Margot Douaihy, and more.

By CrimeReads | December 18, 2023

The Discovery of 'Wind Sprints,' the Lost Ralph Dennis Novel

The Discovery of 'Wind Sprints,' the Lost Ralph Dennis Novel

A newly discovered manuscript may be the key to understanding the influential author and his work.

By Lee Goldberg | December 15, 2023

Remembering Tim Dorsey and His Wild Florida Stories

Remembering Tim Dorsey and His Wild Florida Stories

Craig Pittman pays tribute to the bard of noir in the Sunshine State.

By Craig Pittman | December 13, 2023

Memory, Place, and Hauntings: On Toronto's Seedy Seventies-Era

Memory, Place, and Hauntings: On Toronto's Seedy Seventies-Era "Sin Strip"

Richard John Parfitt considers the intersections of trauma, geography, and storytelling

By Richard John Parfitt | December 7, 2023

Troubled Teens in Crime Fiction

Troubled Teens in Crime Fiction

Five novels featuring teenage protagonists with complex relationships to the world around them

By Tessa Wegert | December 4, 2023

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Shop Talk: Michael Farris Smith on Learning the Habit of Writing

By Eli Cranor | December 1, 2023

A List of Jewish Crime Thrillers

By Lee Matthew Goldberg | November 17, 2023

Sudden Death and the Startlement of Absence

By Matt Phillips | November 2, 2023

The Ineffable Crimes of Lawrence Osborne

The Ineffable Crimes of Lawrence Osborne

A wide-ranging conversation with the British-born, Bangkok-based author of some of today's finest literary noirs.

By Paul French | November 1, 2023

Confessions of a Serial Anthology Editor

Confessions of a Serial Anthology Editor

On the art of assembly and the pleasures of the short form

By Maxim Jakubowski | November 1, 2023

Ruins in Rain City: <em>Trouble in Mind</em> and the Career of Alan Rudolph

Ruins in Rain City: Trouble in Mind and the Career of Alan Rudolph

The neo-noir visions of a groundbreaking director

By Michael Gonzales | October 25, 2023

James Reich on Indie Publishing, Taking Risks, and the Beauty of Melancholy

James Reich on Indie Publishing, Taking Risks, and the Beauty of Melancholy

"I owe my life to literature, to writing, and to the introspective, existential act of creation or analysis."

By Matthew Binder | October 20, 2023

What Is the Legacy of Walter Hill?

What Is the Legacy of Walter Hill?

Hill’s gritty films mix westerns, crime and, improbably, musicals.

By Keith Roysdon | October 18, 2023

David L. Ulin on Capturing the Special, Despairing Noir of the West

David L. Ulin on Capturing the Special, Despairing Noir of the West

Tod Goldberg is in conversation with the longtime critic and first-time novelist.

By Tod Goldberg | October 17, 2023

Lou Berney On The Immense Appeal of Ordinary Characters

Lou Berney On The Immense Appeal of Ordinary Characters

Advice for crafting believable, complex, and always surprising everyday people.

By Lou Berney | October 13, 2023

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