Writing into Gaps: Joshilyn Jackson on Creating a Fictional Sister

Writing into Gaps: Joshilyn Jackson on Creating a Fictional Sister

The author of Missing Sister heals real-life loss with imagined characters

By Joshilyn Jackson | March 13, 2026

Tiffany Crum on Translating the Unique Intimacy of Podcasts into Fiction

Tiffany Crum on Translating the Unique Intimacy of Podcasts into Fiction

Exploring how to build suspense and knowing the voices of people we've never met

By Tiffany Crum | March 12, 2026

Noelle W. Ihli on Reading Survival Thrillers in a World of Real Danger

Noelle W. Ihli on Reading Survival Thrillers in a World of Real Danger

How suspense fiction can help readers quell their all-too-real anxieties

By Noelle Ihli | March 12, 2026

Why Does Anne Boleyn Still Fascinate Us So Deeply?

Why Does Anne Boleyn Still Fascinate Us So Deeply?

Karen E. Olson on the enduring popularity of one Tudor wife in particular.

By Karen E. Olson | March 12, 2026

Technofascism in Thrillers: A Reading List

Technofascism in Thrillers: A Reading List

"Though technofascism is our current reality, it is also the stuff of fiction, particularly genre-bending thrillers"

By Ani Katz | March 11, 2026

The Greatest Dangerous Female Characters in Literature

The Greatest Dangerous Female Characters in Literature

According to your favorite authors, brought to you by Lisa Unger!

By Lisa Unger | March 11, 2026

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Lenore Nash on Writing International, Character-Driven Detective Stories

By Lenore Nash | March 11, 2026

Sick with Suspense: Six Thrillers That Feature Contagions and Pandemics

By Alice Martin | March 11, 2026

Kirsten Kaschock Imagines a New Landscape for the Gothic

By Kirsten Kaschock | March 6, 2026

Kate White on Grief, Style in Suspense, and Writing as a Former Editor

Kate White on Grief, Style in Suspense, and Writing as a Former Editor

John B. Valeri in conversation with the author of I Came Back for You

By John B. Valeri | March 6, 2026

Antony Johnston on Animals in Mysteries, Artistic Range, and Writing Across Genre

Antony Johnston on Animals in Mysteries, Artistic Range, and Writing Across Genre

Alex Dueben in conversation with author of The Dog Sitter Detective’s Christmas Tail

By Alex Dueben | March 6, 2026

The Best Psychological <br>Thrillers of March 2026

The Best Psychological
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Obsessed romantics, manipulative aristocrats, grieving serial killers, vengeful furies, and secretive schoolmarms

By Molly Odintz | March 5, 2026

When the World's Too Much: 5 Books that Blend Hilarity and Escapism

When the World's Too Much: 5 Books that Blend Hilarity and Escapism

Victoria Dillon recommends David Sedaris, Allie Brosh, and more

By Victoria Dillon | March 5, 2026

Life Interrupted: 6 Books that Explore Disrupted and Shattered Childhoods

Life Interrupted: 6 Books that Explore Disrupted and Shattered Childhoods

Frances Crawford recommends Niccolo Ammaniti, Anna Burns, and more

By Frances Crawford | March 4, 2026

America's Christie: How Mignon G. Eberhart Helped Shape the Modern Female Sleuth

America's Christie: How Mignon G. Eberhart Helped Shape the Modern Female Sleuth

Excerpted from Lisa Unger's introduction to While the Patient Slept

By Lisa Unger | March 4, 2026

Two Minds, One Story: Linda Keir on How Writing Partnerships Really Work

Two Minds, One Story: Linda Keir on How Writing Partnerships Really Work

The duo of Linda Joffe Hull and Keir Graff answers questions about collaborating on thrillers

By Linda Keir | March 4, 2026

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