Eight Weeks of Art Horror That Will Make You a Better Storyteller

Eight Weeks of Art Horror That Will Make You a Better Storyteller

Meagan Jennett lays out a cycle of horror films and texts

By Meagan Jennett | April 11, 2023

Mystery, Magic and Misdirection: Illusionists in Crime Fiction

Mystery, Magic and Misdirection: Illusionists in Crime Fiction

Why magicians make great sleuths 

By Elizabeth Held | April 11, 2023

Vet’s Wife, Vet’s Life

Vet’s Wife, Vet’s Life

Margaret Mizushima on the life of a veterinarian's spouse...who also writes animal mysteries.

By Margaret Mizushima | April 10, 2023

The Inherent Subversiveness of Romantic Suspense

The Inherent Subversiveness of Romantic Suspense

Michelle Cruz on finding her genre and her community.

By Michelle Cruz | April 10, 2023

Future Shock: 8 Crime Novels that Blur the Lines Into SciFi

Future Shock: 8 Crime Novels that Blur the Lines Into SciFi

"[S]trange new worlds, bizarre customs, and brain-altering devices"—and the same old crimes.

By Thomas Mullen | April 10, 2023

A Reading List of Multi-Generational Mischief

A Reading List of Multi-Generational Mischief

7 crime novels that use "different ages as a kind of framing device"

By Rebecca Keller | April 10, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Annie Proulx Stories: New and Selected
  • The Intangibles: Friendship, Fatherhood, and the Love of the Game
  • The Telephone: A New History
  • No Such Thing as Monday
  • O Now!
  • Don't Stop Snowing
  • The Key Biscayne Affair
  • Vocal Break: On Women, Music, and Power
  • Aristocracy, American Style: Class Privilege and the Persistence of Elite Power
  • Ten Lives: How What We Have Shapes Who We Are

Looking for Intrigue in Istanbul: 7 Espionage Movies Filmed in Istanbul

By Erica Ruth Neubauer | April 7, 2023

The Case for More Bloodthirsty Women in Literature

By Suzanne Young | April 7, 2023

Mysteries and Thrillers That Juxtapose Violence Against Idyllic Settings

By Ella Berman | April 7, 2023

When the Setting Is as Creepy as the Story Itself

When the Setting Is as Creepy as the Story Itself

Psychological thrillers full of atmosphere, dread, and poignant settings.

By Sally Hepworth | April 6, 2023

Graphic Content: Entering the World of 'Never Sleep' with writer Fred van Lente

Graphic Content: Entering the World of 'Never Sleep' with writer Fred van Lente

The trailblazing women of the Pinkerton Agency take center stage in this historical novel about a plot to assassinate Lincoln.

By Alex Segura | April 6, 2023

5 Key Tips for Writing About the Neurodivergent Without Stereotyping

5 Key Tips for Writing About the Neurodivergent Without Stereotyping

A neurodivergent psychotherapist (and author) offers up guidance on creating your ND characters

By Harper Kincaid | April 6, 2023

The Case for Complex Characters of Color

The Case for Complex Characters of Color

Disha Bose wants a world in which morally complex women of color in novels are as common as the Lisbeth Salanders and Amy Dunnes.

By Disha Bose | April 5, 2023

Jacqueline Winspear Considers the Art of Historical Fiction

Jacqueline Winspear Considers the Art of Historical Fiction

"I’m interested in how ordinary people have endured in extraordinary times, especially a time of war..."

By Molly Odintz | April 5, 2023

12 New Novels You Should Read This Month

12 New Novels You Should Read This Month

The month's best new books in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | April 4, 2023

Ling Ling Huang On Body Horror, Identity, and Makeovers

Ling Ling Huang On Body Horror, Identity, and Makeovers

Performance helps us live in the world. Body horror helps us acknowledge what's underneath.

By Ling Ling Huang | April 4, 2023

Page 157 of 417

  • 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