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    Rachel Howzell Hall on Grief, Strength, and the Purifying Nature of Fire

    Rachel Howzell Hall on Grief, Strength, and the Purifying Nature of Fire

    In 'What Fire Brings,' Howzell Hall sends her protagonist to the gates of Hell, otherwise known as Topanga Canyon in fire season.  

    By Nancie Clare | June 20, 2024

    How Lab-Grown Diamonds Upended the Industry and Could End Up Changing the World

    How Lab-Grown Diamonds Upended the Industry and Could End Up Changing the World

    Matthew Hart on mayhem in the diamond industry.

    By Matthew Hart | June 20, 2024

    Red, Hot and Blue: A Defense of Agatha Christie’s <em>The Mystery of the Blue Train</em>

    Red, Hot and Blue: A Defense of Agatha Christie’s The Mystery of the Blue Train

    On the unique setting and between-the-wars gilded set who inspired Christie's most underrated novel

    By Curtis Evans | June 18, 2024

    10 Chilling Reddit Stories That Will Keep You Up At Night

    10 Chilling Reddit Stories That Will Keep You Up At Night

    Dispatches from r/nosleep: the new internet horror canon

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    Riley Sager on the Power of Nostalgia and Nerve-Jangling Suspense

    Riley Sager on the Power of Nostalgia and Nerve-Jangling Suspense

    Rites of Passage Gone Wrong

    By John B. Valeri | June 18, 2024

    Why the Liv Constantine Duo Finally Decided to Return to Their Breakout Hit – Seven Years Later

    Why the Liv Constantine Duo Finally Decided to Return to Their Breakout Hit – Seven Years Later

    They never meant to write a sequel to 'The Last Mrs. Parrish.' But they kept talking about the characters.

    By Liv Constantine | June 18, 2024

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    Emiko Jean and Jamie Lee Sogn Talk Writing, Representation, and the Pacific Northwest

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    ​​On the Internet, We're All Unreliable Narrators

    ​​On the Internet, We're All Unreliable Narrators

    "There’s been a kind of freedom in realizing that I can never be real enough on the internet."

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    In Memory Of Thuglit, The Lit Mag You Should Have Read

    In Memory Of Thuglit, The Lit Mag You Should Have Read

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    Madeline Claire Franklin: <br>I'm Tired of Talking About Sexual Assault

    Madeline Claire Franklin:
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    June's Best International Crime Fiction

    June's Best International Crime Fiction

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    The Lure of Faraway Places in Crime Fiction

    The Lure of Faraway Places in Crime Fiction

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    Quiz: Can You Identify These Opening Lines of Classic Mystery and Crime Novels?

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    Lovely, Dark and Deep: Why the Pacific Northwest is the Perfect Setting for Murder 

    Lovely, Dark and Deep: Why the Pacific Northwest is the Perfect Setting for Murder 

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