• Genres

    Five Ways to Break Up, According to Michael Mann’s Films

    Breakups are hard. Too many mistakes, regrets, recriminations. Too many SWAT team members assembling outside...

    September 16, 2022  By Nick Kolakowski
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    The Dark History of Willowbrook State School

    "Willowbrook was overcrowded, underfunded, and understaffed to such a degree that residents rarely received even basic care..."

    September 16, 2022  By Ellen Marie Wiseman
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    Pre-Revolution Chinese Detective Fiction

    On China's Golden Age of crime writing.

    September 16, 2022  By Jess Nevins
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    Five Mystery Novels That Prioritize Character, Style, and Insight

    "Genre fiction can be every bit as inventive and arty and revelatory as something dubbed literature."

    September 15, 2022  By Mark Stevens
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    Kate Atkinson: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

    A study of the life and work of one of contemporary crime fiction's greatest authors.

    September 15, 2022  By Neil Nyren
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    Where to Start with Dark Academia Fiction

    "[I]t is a truth universally acknowledged that throwing privileged, hypereducated intellectuals together into small, isolated, pressure-cooker environments can sometimes lead to murder."

    September 15, 2022  By Joanna Margaret
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    Considering the Metaphysics of Reincarnation and Motherhood

    Barbara Graham on writing a past life murder mystery.

    September 15, 2022  By Barbara Graham
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    Why Southern Gothic Fiction Is The Perfect Medium for Telling Queer Stories

    "It's within that cloudy veil that separates the natural from the supernatural that many of the best Gothic tales live."

    September 15, 2022  By Tyler Christensen
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    The Importance of Setting in Crime Fiction

    Kayte Nunn on setting, and how it connects characters to stories.

    September 14, 2022  By Kayte Nunn
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    Arnold Rothstein: New York’s First Criminal Genius

    "[H]e realized before anyone else what Prohibition was going to be like and the opportunities it presented."

    September 14, 2022  By Michael Mayo
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