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What to Watch Now: Polite Society (2023)

What to Watch Now: Polite Society (2023)

An action movie about stunt dreams, martial arts, and the Pakistani-British marriage market.

By Radha Vatsal | April 22, 2026

Why We Love Reluctant Heroes

Why We Love Reluctant Heroes

A brief meditation on the most relatable trope in the canon

By Buddy Beaudoin | April 22, 2026

White Picket Mayhem: 6 Thrillers Set in the Suburbs

White Picket Mayhem: 6 Thrillers Set in the Suburbs

Nicole Blades recommends Ellery Lloyd, E. Lockhart, and more

By Nicole Blades | April 22, 2026

How Teaching Wilderness Science in Yellowstone Inspired a Fantasy Novel in Victorian London

How Teaching Wilderness Science in Yellowstone Inspired a Fantasy Novel in Victorian London

Thomas Kent West on bears, botany, and the magic of science.

By Thomas Kent West | April 22, 2026

Douglas Preston and Aletheia Preston on Inventing a New Character

Douglas Preston and Aletheia Preston on Inventing a New Character

The Prestons take you behind the scenes and into the backstory of their new chief of forensics.

By Douglas Preston and Aletheia Preston | April 22, 2026

Dane Bahr on Craft and Why Crime Fiction Is the Punk Complement to Literary Fiction

Dane Bahr on Craft and Why Crime Fiction Is the Punk Complement to Literary Fiction

The author of The Dead Ringer offers advice for weathering the war of writing

By Dane Bahr | April 21, 2026

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5 Books That Inspired: Marcus Kliewer

By Marcus Kliewer | April 21, 2026

Joseph Moldover on What Being a Psychologist Taught Him About Writing Crime

By Joseph Moldover | April 21, 2026

Brittany Butler on Joining the CIA, Tradecraft, and Writing True-to-Life Spy Fiction

By Brittany Butler | April 21, 2026

Ande Pliego on the Marvelous Libraries That Inspired Her New Novel

Ande Pliego on the Marvelous Libraries That Inspired Her New Novel

The author of The Library After Dark treks through the Wren, the Hofbibliothek, and other bookish buildings

By Ande Pliego | April 20, 2026

6 Literary Mysteries Set in the 1980s

6 Literary Mysteries Set in the 1980s

T. Greenwood recommends Karen Winn, M.O. Walsh, and more

By T. Greenwood | April 20, 2026

Dark Fairy Tales: Amin Ahmad On Nostalgia, Illusions, and the Comfort of Serial Killers

Dark Fairy Tales: Amin Ahmad On Nostalgia, Illusions, and the Comfort of Serial Killers

"[S]tories about serial killers seemed to occupy an archetypal niche in our imaginations and serve a cathartic function."

By Amin Ahmad | April 20, 2026

How David Mills Helped Bring 'NYPD Blue' to Its Artistic Apex

How David Mills Helped Bring 'NYPD Blue' to Its Artistic Apex

And how a phone call from Jesse Jackson to the president of ABC helped get him in the writers' room.

By David Masciotra | April 17, 2026

How the Cozy Genre Took Over the World

How the Cozy Genre Took Over the World

Randee Dawn on why cozies and cottagecore appeal in our nightmarish reality.

By Randee Dawn | April 17, 2026

The Best International Fiction of April 2026

The Best International Fiction of April 2026

Spanish autofiction, Korean satire, German metafiction, Italian vacationers, and Polish detectives

By Molly Odintz | April 16, 2026

Jane Harper on Australian Crime Fiction, Settings, and Crafting Slow-Burn Suspense

Jane Harper on Australian Crime Fiction, Settings, and Crafting Slow-Burn Suspense

The author of Last One Out in conversation with John B. Valeri

By John B. Valeri | April 16, 2026

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