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    Bad Seeds and Mad Scientists: On the Build-A-Humans of 19th-Century Literature

    Bad Seeds and Mad Scientists: On the Build-A-Humans of 19th-Century Literature

    Silvia Moreno-Garcia on eugenics, racism, and
    creation gone awry.

    By Silvia Moreno-Garcia | July 21, 2022

    The Best International Crime Fiction Out This June and July

    The Best International Crime Fiction Out This June and July

    A double dose of fiction in translation for the dog days of summer.

    By Molly Odintz | July 20, 2022

    Little Essays on Sherlock Holmes:

    Little Essays on Sherlock Holmes: "The Engineer's Thumb"

    Olivia Rutigliano close-reads one of the strangest Holmes stories

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 20, 2022

    On Otherness And Terror

    On Otherness And Terror

    "The concept of otherness in horror is breathing, expanding its literary lungs to show the other as the oppressed..."

    By Vince A. Liaguno and Rena Mason | July 20, 2022

    Why do so many long-running series work so well?

    Why do so many long-running series work so well?

    A many-installment series is not easy to pull off, but when done right, the results are often epic.

    By Colleen Coble | July 20, 2022

    In Plain Sight: Barbara Bourland on Writing Under the Surface

    In Plain Sight: Barbara Bourland on Writing Under the Surface

    On keeping the mystery simmering, right beneath your nose.

    By Barbara Bourland | July 19, 2022

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    Ruth Ware On It Girls, Dark Academia, and the Pervasive British Class System

    Ruth Ware On It Girls, Dark Academia, and the Pervasive British Class System

    "[T]here's always that 'what if?' What if things had gone wrong, would I have had the resources and experience I have now to handle it?"

    By Molly Odintz | July 18, 2022

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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    Desperate Measures: On Ordinary People Who've Had Quite Enough

    Desperate Measures: On Ordinary People Who've Had Quite Enough

    "What do they do when they’re backed into a corner? What do they do when they decide enough is enough?"

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    Musician and Author Don Bruns On Putting Together A Music-Themed Anthology

    Musician and Author Don Bruns On Putting Together A Music-Themed Anthology

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    Caves, Cellars, Crawl Spaces: The Power of Dark Passages in Suspense Fiction

    Caves, Cellars, Crawl Spaces: The Power of Dark Passages in Suspense Fiction

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    The Five Best Psychological Thrillers Coming Out This July

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    Exploring the Complexity of Love Through Crafting A Criminal Family 

    "I knew what it was like for my family to love me, but also do and say things that hurt me too."

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