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On Discord, Shared Guilt, and The Power of Collective Narration

On Discord, Shared Guilt, and The Power of Collective Narration

A chorus of narrators doesn't just include the reader in the action—it implicates them.

By Lauren Oliver | September 5, 2025

Writing Queer Icons into Crime

Writing Queer Icons into Crime

A Roundtable Discussion with the Contributors to the new anthology, "Crime Ink: Iconic"

By John Copenhaver | September 4, 2025

Leigh Stein: Why I Wrote a Mystery without a Murder

Leigh Stein: Why I Wrote a Mystery without a Murder

"What if instead I wrote a gothic novel that explored another existential threat to women—the fear of aging and irrelevance?"

By Leigh Stein | September 3, 2025

Learning to Say

Learning to Say "Yes, and" as Authors: The Creative Alchemy of Cowriting a Thriller

Christina Baker Kline and Anne Burt Share What They Learned from an Unexpected Literary Partnership

By Christina Baker Kline and Anne Burt | September 3, 2025

The Future of Technology Makes It Harder to Solve Fictional Crimes

The Future of Technology Makes It Harder to Solve Fictional Crimes

We thought more cameras, more data, and more computing power would mean more answers at the crime scene. What if they just raise more questions?

By Thomas R. Weaver | September 3, 2025

Cutthroat Corporate Culture, Literally: Five Mysteries and Thrillers Set in the Workplace

Cutthroat Corporate Culture, Literally: Five Mysteries and Thrillers Set in the Workplace

L.S. Stratton Recommends Office Tales from Emma Rosenblum, Amina Akhtar, Chandler Baker, and More

By L. S. Stratton | September 2, 2025

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How Do You Write a Novel <br>with 14 Different Authors? Carefully.

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By Rick Pullen | August 27, 2025

Survival, Survivalism, Slaughter: Why Nature and Wilderness Work Well in Crime Fiction

Survival, Survivalism, Slaughter: Why Nature and Wilderness Work Well in Crime Fiction

Sam Wiebe (as Nolan Chase) Explores Gender, Doomsday Prep, and the Links Between Mystery and Nature Writing

By Sam Wiebe | August 26, 2025

Possessed by Possession: Five Novels on the Dark Allure of Our Inner (and Outer) Demons

Possessed by Possession: Five Novels on the Dark Allure of Our Inner (and Outer) Demons

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By Peter Rosch | August 26, 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 | August 25, 2025

Karin Slaughter Is

Karin Slaughter Is "Writing for Entertainment, But...Firmly Planted in Reality"

25 novels in, the powerhouse author talks with John B. Valeri about her latest thriller and long career

By John B. Valeri | August 25, 2025

Small Town America: Five Books that Serve Up a Perfect Setting for Murder

Small Town America: Five Books that Serve Up a Perfect Setting for Murder

"[A] closed community is a perfect microcosm of everything that’s good and bad about human beings."

By Vaseem Khan | August 22, 2025

On Horror, Grief, and the Mothers Who Won’t Hear You

On Horror, Grief, and the Mothers Who Won’t Hear You

Ania Ahlborn on the secret scariest part of the horror story.

By Ania Ahlborn | August 21, 2025

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