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    Sympathy for the de Vil: Reading Beyond Likability

    Readers shouldn't set too high a bar for fictional empathy—and authors shouldn't indulge in exaggerated excuses for their character's bad behavior.

    October 5, 2021  By John Copenhaver
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    Bad Romance: Five Books About Loving Someone Dangerous

    Lisa Unger considers the many faces of desire.

    October 5, 2021  By Lisa Unger
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    A Lover's Quarrel, A Dilapidated Mansion, and A Body in the Basement

    David Dominé nearly purchased a run-down Victorian home in Louisville, Kentucky. Years later, a body was discovered in the basement.

    October 5, 2021  By David Dominé
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    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    October 4, 2021  By CrimeReads 
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    Switzerland: A Crime Writing Tradition Full of Holes?

    When it comes to crime fiction set in Switzerland, it's all about secrecy.

    October 4, 2021  By Paul French
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    Finding Inspiration in Vermont's 'Shirley Jackson and Donna Tartt Country'

    For gothic inspiration, Eric Rickstad looks to his own backyard—and to the works of Vermont's iconic authors.

    October 4, 2021  By Eric Rickstad
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    Jane Casey: Why I Chose To Write About A Barrister

    Amateur detectives defined the Golden Age. Police procedurals dominated the later part of the century. It's high time to set aside the hunters and focus on other professions.

    October 4, 2021  By Jane Casey
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    Publishing Is a Nightmare: 31 Horror Films about Writing, Reading, and the Book Business

    Fill your October with the horrors of literature.

    October 1, 2021  By Celia Mattison
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    12 Novels You Should Read This October

    New fiction from John le Carré, Val McDermid, Michael Connelly, James Han Mattson, and more.

    October 1, 2021  By CrimeReads 
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    Of Baptists and Bootleggers: Remembering My Moonshine-Making Ancestors

    Making moonshine is a great American tradition. So is cracking down on its manufacture.

    October 1, 2021  By Daryl Gregory
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