• Noir/Hardboiled

    Colson Whitehead on Blaxploitation Cinema, Sidney Lumet's New York, and His Own Harlem Trilogy

    The author discusses the latest installment of his sweeping crime history of New York City.

    July 20, 2023  By Dwyer Murphy
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    Masculinity, Queerness, and Hope in Crime Fiction

    Nihilism is a tool of the status quo. We need to embrace hope for a path towards change.

    July 19, 2023  By Ben Crane
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    9 Unforgettable Novels About Protagonists Returning Home

    Sara Flannery Murphy on the power of the homecoming novel

    July 18, 2023  By Sara Flannery Murphy
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    Meagan Lucas's Dark New Fiction: "I Was Tired of Hiding the Ugly"

    The author of 'Here in the Dark' and 'Songbirds and Stray Dogs' in conversation with Steph Post

    July 17, 2023  By Steph Post
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    New England Noir: A Brief, Idiosyncratic History of a Literary Region

    Dwyer Murphy on ten modern classics and an enduring question: what's your Dunkin' order?

    July 12, 2023  By Dwyer Murphy
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    Hot Pursuit: The Brief Rise of 1970s Hixploitation Cinema

    Scott Von Doviak on the drive-in movie culture that captured a yearning for fast cars on dusty roads.

    July 11, 2023  By Scott Von Doviak
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    Over the Edge: Cliffs, Coasts and Liminal Spaces in Crime Fiction

    Sarah Hilary on great moments in coastal noir

    July 11, 2023  By Sarah Hilary
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    The Hot Spot: The Making of a Sweaty Neo-Noir with a Soundtrack That Stands as an American Masterpiece

    Dennis Hopper had a vision for the 1990 film, and it involved Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker, Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, and some strange movie magic.

    July 7, 2023  By David Masciotra
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    The Aesthetics of Noir: Ed Brubaker on His Latest Crime Graphic Novel, 'Night Fever'

    The writer, once again pairing with longtime collaborators Sean Phillips and Jacob Phillips, discusses his bizarre, mesmerizing new noir masterpiece

    July 7, 2023  By Alex Segura
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    Cheating Hearts: On James M. Cain and Infidelity

    A story of life and literature and getting all tangled up

    July 6, 2023  By Michael Gonzales
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