On Time Travel and Metafiction

On Time Travel and Metafiction

Every time traveler has something they want to fix – and something they can't help but risk destroying.

By Rachel Barenbaum | April 6, 2022

Meryl Streep as Muse: How Secrets Fuel Crime Narratives

Meryl Streep as Muse: How Secrets Fuel Crime Narratives

Amanda Eyre Ward explains why keeping secrets is a writer's greatest craft tool.

By Amanda Eyre Ward | April 6, 2022

On The Law of Unintended Consequences

On The Law of Unintended Consequences

From the Streisand Effect to the Cobra Effect, the most interesting are the perverse.

By Jeffrey Siger | April 6, 2022

Forget <em>Frankenstein</em>. It's Time To Read <em>The Mummy!</em>

Forget Frankenstein. It's Time To Read The Mummy!

Lisa Tuttle on The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century, arguably the first novel to use now-common scifi tropes.

By Lisa Tuttle | April 5, 2022

Guillermo Martínez: When Crime Fiction Lives in Crime Fiction

Guillermo Martínez: When Crime Fiction Lives in Crime Fiction

On the long tradition and curious effects of introducing real-life literature into a mystery novel.

By Guilllermo Martínez | April 5, 2022

Grace D. Li On Car Chases, Art Heists, and Chinese-American Identity

Grace D. Li On Car Chases, Art Heists, and Chinese-American Identity

"Even though this is a heist book, it’s really a book about relationships—to yourself, your friends, your family."

By Molly Odintz | April 5, 2022

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A Cold War Journalist's Favorite Russian Spy Novels

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Blood Ties Can Be Bloody: Crime Novels About a Killer in the Family

Blood Ties Can Be Bloody: Crime Novels About a Killer in the Family

Tessa Wegert on a wave of thrillers about killer relatives.

By Tessa Wegert | April 4, 2022

EXCLUSIVE COVER REVEAL: Blackmail and Bibingka

EXCLUSIVE COVER REVEAL: Blackmail and Bibingka

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10 New Novels You Should Read This Month: April 2022

10 New Novels You Should Read This Month: April 2022

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

By CrimeReads | April 1, 2022

On Cowriting and Mourning

On Cowriting and Mourning

A mother's illness spurred her family to write a novel—together.

By Timothy David Mack | April 1, 2022

The Unknown Man of Shandigor: How a Sixties Spy Spoof Went to the Arthouse

The Unknown Man of Shandigor: How a Sixties Spy Spoof Went to the Arthouse

Spy fiction was all the rage in the late Sixties. Jean-Louis Roy brought to the genre a unique vision.

By Tanner Tafelski | April 1, 2022

The Best Reviewed Crime Novels of the Month: March 2022

The Best Reviewed Crime Novels of the Month: March 2022

Featuring new books from Tara Isabella Burton, Peng Shepherd, Eli Cranor, and more.

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Six Classic Films Featuring Gaslighting

Six Classic Films Featuring Gaslighting

In these movies, people are manipulated and deceived by those they trust the most.

By Erica Ruth Neubauer | March 31, 2022

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