Margot Douaihy on Queering Crime Fiction and Embracing Metaphysical Mystery

Margot Douaihy on Queering Crime Fiction and Embracing Metaphysical Mystery

Read an interview with Douaihy and see the cover reveal of her second Sister Holiday mystery, Blessed Water

By Molly Odintz | August 30, 2023

Dementia in Crime Fiction: Rage and The Ticking Clock

Dementia in Crime Fiction: Rage and The Ticking Clock

Hugh Lessig on what it means to write a character with dementia.

By Hugh Lessig | August 30, 2023

A Mystery Novelist Feeds His Chickens

A Mystery Novelist Feeds His Chickens

Martin Walker on the daily delights of gathering scraps "pour mes poules."

By Martin Walker | August 29, 2023

7 Great Crime Novels Set in Harlem

7 Great Crime Novels Set in Harlem

Louise Hare on the books that shine a light on one of the nation's most important neighborhoods.

By Louise Hare | August 29, 2023

The Strange, Surreal, Visionary Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s

The Strange, Surreal, Visionary Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s

Michael Gonzales talks with Adam Rowe about his new book, Worlds Beyond Time: Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s

By Michael Gonzales | August 29, 2023

5 YA Thrillers about Vacations Gone Horribly Wrong

5 YA Thrillers about Vacations Gone Horribly Wrong

Enjoy your staycation with these novels in which "an initially alluring getaway veers drastically sideways"

By Kit Frick | August 29, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
  • Our Noble Selves
  • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
  • The Newer World
  • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
  • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
  • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
  • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
  • The Rouse

9 More Historical Novels Coming Out in 2023

By Molly Odintz | August 28, 2023

Skewing the Murder Mystery With an Animal's Point of View

By Leonie Swann | August 28, 2023

Toulouse: Murder in the Pink City

By Paul French | August 28, 2023

Cook Like Christie: A Look at Gastronomical Delights Inspired By the Grand Dame of Detective Fiction

Cook Like Christie: A Look at Gastronomical Delights Inspired By the Grand Dame of Detective Fiction

The author of a new cookbook looks at Agatha Christie's characters and their relationship to food (plus two recipes!)

By Karen Pierce | August 25, 2023

To Film and Thrive in L.A.: Three Lesser-Praised Friedkin Films Are Classics

To Film and Thrive in L.A.: Three Lesser-Praised Friedkin Films Are Classics

A closer look at 'Sorcerer,' 'Cruising,' and 'To Live and Die in L.A.'

By Keith Roysdon | August 25, 2023

Shop Talk: Danya Kukafka Knits, Fills up Moleskins, and Writes a

Shop Talk: Danya Kukafka Knits, Fills up Moleskins, and Writes a "Zero Draft"

Crime writers discuss craft, routine, and the publishing world.

By Eli Cranor | August 24, 2023

On Healing and the Aftershocks of Trauma

On Healing and the Aftershocks of Trauma

Brooke Beyfuss considers the lingering effects of extreme situations.

By Brooke Beyfuss | August 24, 2023

Powerful Female Characters in Crime Fiction

Powerful Female Characters in Crime Fiction

High stakes, compelling characters.

By Christopher Swann | August 24, 2023

Every Novel Is a Cult Novel

Every Novel Is a Cult Novel

Blair Hurley on religion, obsession, and cultlike thinking.

By Blair Hurley | August 23, 2023

What I Learned in CSI School

What I Learned in CSI School

Lisa Black on her background in forensic investigative techniques and the importance of research.

By Lisa Black | August 23, 2023

Page 131 of 410

  • Support Us!

  • Literary Hub

    Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature


    Masthead

    About

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    How to Pitch Lit Hub

    Advertisers: Contact Us

    Privacy Policy

    Support Lit Hub - Become A Member