• Genres

    Suspiciously Suspect: Who Is—and Isn't—an Unreliable Narrator?

    Zoje Stage on the evolution of a sometimes uncomfortable term of art

    March 1, 2023  By Zoje Stage
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    Our Own Devices: Sean Doolittle on Writing a Thriller About Technology

    "In the social media era, we can connect with each other around the world more easily than ever...We also can trick each other and tear each other down."

    March 1, 2023  By Sean Doolittle
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    Shop Talk: Brendan Slocumb Absolutely Does Not Listen to Music While He's Writing

    Crime writers talk routine, revision, and what kind of background noise is right for the workday.

    February 28, 2023  By Eli Cranor
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    Two Thriller Writers and Former Spies On Writing and Living Espionage

    Alma Katsu and Kathleen Kent talk historical fiction, spy novels, and their careers in national security and intelligence.

    February 28, 2023  By Alma Katsu and Kathleen Kent
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    On Friendships as Catalysts

    Without these fateful fictional meetings, the characters in these works might have behaved badly, but certainly not this badly...

    February 28, 2023  By Harriet Tyce
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    Melissa de la Cruz on Writing a Book About Missing White Woman Syndrome

    "[I]t’s my hope that one day as a society we come to a place where attention is paid to every victim, not just the ones who leave picture-perfect images online."

    February 27, 2023  By Melissa de la Cruz
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    The Con Artist and the American Dream

    "[T]he conman is the American Dreamer who takes a step too far against one of the most formidable obstacles one can face: reality."

    February 27, 2023  By Daniel H. Turtel
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    How Treme Showed Me How to Write About New Orleans

    On the city of New Orleans as character and catalyst.

    February 27, 2023  By Veronica G. Henry
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    Vicki Hendricks, Miami Purity, and the Making of a Neo-Noir Classic

    The wild, funny, sexy noir that helped launch a new era of crime fiction.

    February 24, 2023  By Craig Pittman
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    The Sisterhood of Serial Death

    Women who kill (and kill again) were once rare in fiction. Not anymore.

    February 24, 2023  By Misha Popp
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