• Genres

    A Seventh-Generation Nebraskan On Turning Family Tales and Omaha History into Historical Fiction

    On using history as a method of filling in the gaps from what's recorded and passed down

    March 15, 2024  By Chris Harding Thornton
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    A Brief List of Pitfalls to Avoid When You Write a Thriller

    "Don’t let the twist be obvious. But don’t let it come out of left field."

    March 15, 2024  By Kira Peikoff
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    Revisiting In the Fog, An American's Ode to England's Foul Weather

    Leslie Klinger considers setting and atmosphere in a newly reprinted classic from Richard Harding Davis

    March 14, 2024  By Leslie S. Klinger
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    Our Enduring Fascination with Criminal Couples

    From "Macbeth" to "Rope" to "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," we've always been mesmerized by the immoral romantic

    March 14, 2024  By Joel H. Morris
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    Claire Coughlan Explores Dublin's Hidden Past

    Backstreet abortions and a journalist's quest form the backbone of this powerful debut novel.

    March 14, 2024  By Peter Handel
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    Reading Your Way Into the Deeper Mysteries of Cults

    Kristen Bird on creepy cultish reads

    March 13, 2024  By Kristen Bird
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    Crime Novels for People Who (Think They) Don’t Like Crime Novels

    Strange disappearance, concealed identities, and generational sins.

    March 13, 2024  By Debra Spark
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    Genre Communicates a Contract with the Reader

    "I will trick you, there will be death, but there will also be resolution...It is a game the reader can win."

    March 13, 2024  By Micaiah Johnson
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    'This "survivor’s guilt" isn’t my trauma—it’s my pride.'

    Ream Shukairy on the Syrian revolution, the ongoing Palestinian genocide, and the need to describe the indescribable.

    March 12, 2024  By Ream Shukairy
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    Ties That Bind: The Power of Siblings in Mysteries and Thrillers

    Margot Douaihy explains how sibling relationships are "supercharging narratives with primal terror and emotional range."

    March 12, 2024  By Margot Douaihy
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