Nick Medina Looks at 7 Books That

Nick Medina Looks at 7 Books That "Make Use of Folklore, Legend, and Myth to Leave Readers Shaken"

These ancient folktales find new relevancy in contemporary reads.

By Nick Medina | September 16, 2025

True Crime as Myth’s Copycat

True Crime as Myth’s Copycat

Or, Passing Judgment on Ancient Greek Legends of Passion and Rage as Crime Stories

By Julie Berry | September 16, 2025

Why were British Police officers called 'Bobbies?'

Why were British Police officers called 'Bobbies?'

And other old-timey administrative nicknames for the police.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 15, 2025

10 New Books Out This Week

10 New Books Out This Week

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

By CrimeReads | September 15, 2025

5 Books that Tackle the Realities of Domestic Violence

5 Books that Tackle the Realities of Domestic Violence

Stephanie DeCarolis looks at novels that "take on this difficult subject matter in a realistic and respectful way"

By Stephanie DeCarolis | September 15, 2025

Five Pointers for Writing a Genius (Even If You Aren’t One)

Five Pointers for Writing a Genius (Even If You Aren’t One)

"[H]ow do I write a genius level character and, more specifically, a character who is much smarter than I am?"

By Jack Anderson | September 12, 2025

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Annie Proulx Stories: New and Selected
  • The Intangibles: Friendship, Fatherhood, and the Love of the Game
  • The Telephone: A New History
  • No Such Thing as Monday
  • O Now!
  • Don't Stop Snowing
  • The Key Biscayne Affair
  • Vocal Break: On Women, Music, and Power
  • Aristocracy, American Style: Class Privilege and the Persistence of Elite Power
  • Ten Lives: How What We Have Shapes Who We Are

Contrary to Popular Belief,
People Do Just Vanish

By Maria Malone | September 12, 2025

My First Thriller: Meg Gardiner

By Rick Pullen | September 11, 2025

On Legends, Tall Tales, and the Art of Storytelling

By Archer Sullivan | September 11, 2025

Jack Du Brul: What Continuing Clive Cussler's Legendary Work Taught Me About Game-Changing Novels

Jack Du Brul: What Continuing Clive Cussler's Legendary Work Taught Me About Game-Changing Novels

Between conducting in-depth research and keeping familiar characters evolving, adding to an iconic series is no mean feat.

By Jack Du Brul | September 11, 2025

6 Historical Novels (And One Contemporary Work) That Perfectly Capture the 18th Century

6 Historical Novels (And One Contemporary Work) That Perfectly Capture the 18th Century

These works of fiction explore the vast contradictions and extreme hypocrisies of our so-called Age of Enlightenment

By Laura Shepherd-Robinson | September 10, 2025

The Big Book Tour Backstory: On the Triumphs and Travails of Selling Your New Release, One Store at a Time

The Big Book Tour Backstory: On the Triumphs and Travails of Selling Your New Release, One Store at a Time

Hank Phillippi Ryan goes behind the scenes on book tour, and asks writers for their most memorable audience interactions

By Hank Phillippi Ryan | September 10, 2025

Why food and murder pair so well in fiction

Why food and murder pair so well in fiction

Carmela Dutra presents stories where murder's on the menu

By Carmela Dutra | September 9, 2025

On Finding Comfort In Death Through Writing About Immortality

On Finding Comfort In Death Through Writing About Immortality

"We’re not built for infinite time, just like we’re not built for infinite money. It breaks the brain."

By Neil Sharpson | September 9, 2025

The Fear and Fascination of Gothic Fiction

The Fear and Fascination of Gothic Fiction

'[W]hat makes a story “gothic”, and why are we still fascinated by it hundreds of years after its inception?'

By Joe Hart | September 9, 2025

Crime and the City: Bath

Crime and the City: Bath

Taking the Crime Waters in Cozy Bath

By Paul French | September 8, 2025

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