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Allen Eskens on the Power of Research

Allen Eskens on the Power of Research

In researching his latest novel, the author met people whose stories would change him forever.

By Allen Eskens | February 19, 2025

Three’s A Crowd: 5 Small-Set Novels with Problematic Pairings

Three’s A Crowd: 5 Small-Set Novels with Problematic Pairings

Nick Newman on the uncanny suspense of a third character's arrival.

By Nick Newman | February 18, 2025

Speculative Murder Mysteries and Alternative History Thrillers Out in 2025

Speculative Murder Mysteries and Alternative History Thrillers Out in 2025

Space heists, dark fairy tales, weird magic, sinister star academies, and so, so much misuse of technology

By Molly Odintz | February 14, 2025

How to Isolate Your Characters in the 21st Century

How to Isolate Your Characters in the 21st Century

A mystery writer's guide to cutting your characters off from the world in believable ways.

By Laura McCluskey | February 13, 2025

The Backlist: Reading Margaret Atwood's 'The Blind Assassin', with Ashley Winstead

The Backlist: Reading Margaret Atwood's 'The Blind Assassin', with Ashley Winstead

Ashley Winstead and Polly Stewart discuss Atwood's sprawling, genre-hopping novel.

By Polly Stewart | February 13, 2025

How One Author Turned Her Nightmares Into a Thriller

How One Author Turned Her Nightmares Into a Thriller

Kate Alice Marshall on dreams, memories, and what happens when the real world can't be trusted.

By Kate Alice Marshall | February 12, 2025

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8 Pop Culture Conspiracy Theories Worthy of Your Obsession

By Margarita Montimore | February 12, 2025

10 Modern Takes on Traditional Latin American Folktales

By Vanessa Montalban | February 12, 2025

Why We Love to Read About Rich People Behaving Badly

By Anna Sophia McLoughlin | February 11, 2025

Where Is Everybody?<br>A Brief Survey of Isolation Horror in Film and Fiction

Where Is Everybody?
A Brief Survey of Isolation Horror in Film and Fiction

The greatest terror is reserved, not for death, but for a life alone

By Philip Fracassi | February 11, 2025

Laughing at the Monster: Comedy in the Fear Genres

Laughing at the Monster: Comedy in the Fear Genres

Ande Pliego on the power of humor in horror and thrillers.

By Ande Pliego | February 10, 2025

The Best International Fiction <br>of February 2025

The Best International Fiction
of February 2025

Reissued espionage from Ethiopia, historical fiction from Austria, a revenge thriller from Columbia, and more

By Molly Odintz | February 7, 2025

Conspiracy Theories and The Lure and Terror of Group-Think

Conspiracy Theories and The Lure and Terror of Group-Think

Alison Gaylin considers the long history of fraught falsehoods embraced as absolute truths

By Alison Gaylin | February 6, 2025

5 Books Where Black Women Are Doing The Most

5 Books Where Black Women Are Doing The Most

"Here are five books featuring...exhausted Black women who should leave everyone to deal with their own bullshit and take a nap."

By Neena Viel | February 6, 2025

Gabino Iglesias: Let's Talk About Some New Books

Gabino Iglesias: Let's Talk About Some New Books

In his new column, Gabino Iglesias zeroes in on new books from Lisa Jewell, Alafair Burke, and Kevin Wade.

By Gabino Iglesias | February 4, 2025

Susan Barker: Why We Need Monstrous Women

Susan Barker: Why We Need Monstrous Women

"They exteriorize the parts of us we keep choked down inside...suppressed in order to function in society."

By Susan Barker | February 3, 2025

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