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    Show, Don't Tell: Donna Leon's Timeless Lessons for Well-Crafted Books

    Leon analyzes Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer novels and finds new lessons for writers in their well-worn pages

    August 28, 2025  By Donna Leon
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    Adultery, Embezzlement, Murder: A Short List of the Royal Family's Crimes and Scandals

    Darcie Wilde Offers Up Monarchical Shenanigans from George III to (the Not-So-Prudish) Queen Victoria

    August 28, 2025  By Darcie Wilde
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    Cloisters and Ciphers: What Medieval Monks and the CIA Have in Common

    "This is not just a coincidence of history. It is a profession that has worn many uniforms."

    August 27, 2025  By Hayley Gelfuso
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    The Environmental Anxiety of The Sisters Brothers

    Jacques Audiard's adaptation of Patrick deWitt's novel is a forward-thinking, ecologically-moral fable

    August 27, 2025  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    Good Bad Guys: Tim Lebbon On Crafting Villains

    What makes a terrible person a great character? Showing their humanity.

    August 27, 2025  By Tim Lebbon
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    How Do You Write a Novel
    with 14 Different Authors? Carefully.

    Rick Pullen On "The Twisted Women's Book Club" a new anthology with plenty to say

    August 27, 2025  By Rick Pullen
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    Survival, Survivalism, Slaughter: Why Nature and Wilderness Work Well in Crime Fiction

    Sam Wiebe (as Nolan Chase) Explores Gender, Doomsday Prep, and the Links Between Mystery and Nature Writing

    August 26, 2025  By Sam Wiebe
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    Possessed by Possession: Five Novels on the Dark Allure of Our Inner (and Outer) Demons

    Peter Rosch Recommends Terrifying Tales from Sara Gran, Paul Tremblay, Justin Evans, and More

    August 26, 2025  By Peter Rosch
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    Deadstreaming in Three, Two, One: Sarah Driscoll on Twitch and Social Media's Dark Sides

    The Author of "Shadow Play" Explores Threats in Literature and Life in the Age of Livestreaming

    August 26, 2025  By Sara Driscoll
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    Salad Days and Sleuthing: Five Cozy Stories Shaped by Youth, Innocence, and Vulnerability

    Ginger Bolton Recommends Mysteries by Amanda Flower, Lynn Cahoon, Uzma Jalaluddin, and Others

    August 26, 2025  By Ginger Bolton
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