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Emiko Jean and Jamie Lee Sogn Talk Writing, Representation, and the Pacific Northwest

On missing white women syndrome, feminist anger, and the need for more Asian-American stories

Madeline Claire Franklin:
I'm Tired of Talking About Sexual Assault

"The news and world events repeatedly showed me that our world has not heard enough stories about SA, no matter how tired I was of thinking about it."

The Lure of Faraway Places in Crime Fiction

Kimberly Belle on great expat thrillers.

Lovely, Dark and Deep: Why the Pacific Northwest is the Perfect Setting for Murder

Sarah Crouch on a perfect mystery region.

The Lure of the Jailhouse Confessional

From 'Lolita' to 'The Stranger,' confessional novels draw readers in only to upend expectations.

Queering Crime Stories: Establishing a New Order in Mysteries and Thrillers

"What if, by the end of a mystery, we don’t want to return to where we were but to a new place of openness and acceptance"

On Body Shaming, Women's Rage, and the Power of the Thriller

Channel your anger at Diet Culture with these fiercely defiant works of psychological suspense

Ruth Ware On the Comfort of Thrillers and The Novelist's Duty to the Truth

Jenny Bartoy interviews the British queen of suspense about her latest twisty tale

Bump In the Night: Vintage Horror Illustrations Gave Us the Shivers

Keith Roysdon on the glory days of horror, drawn for kids.

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On missing white women syndrome, feminist anger, and the need for more Asian-American stories

"There’s been a kind of freedom in realizing that I can never be real enough on the internet."

"The news and world events repeatedly showed me that our world has not heard enough stories about SA, no matter how tired I was of thinking about it."

Kimberly Belle on great expat thrillers.

Sarah Crouch on a perfect mystery region.

From 'Lolita' to 'The Stranger,' confessional novels draw readers in only to upend expectations.

"What if, by the end of a mystery, we don’t want to return to where we were but to a new place of openness and acceptance"

Channel your anger at Diet Culture with these fiercely defiant works of psychological suspense

Jenny Bartoy interviews the British queen of suspense about her latest twisty tale

Keith Roysdon on the glory days of horror, drawn for kids.

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