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Of Psychopaths and CEOs

Of Psychopaths and CEOs

On the rise of entrepreneurs who act like "Greek gods—mercurial, sometimes destructive, and murkily in control of our lives."

By Elisabeth Eaves | August 22, 2024

My First Thriller: John Gilstrap

My First Thriller: John Gilstrap

Lightning and serendipity. The rejections never stopped, nor did the money.

By Rick Pullen | August 22, 2024

William Boyle on Discovering Donna Masini and a Great 'Italian-American-Recovering-Catholic-from-Brooklyn' Novel

William Boyle on Discovering Donna Masini and a Great 'Italian-American-Recovering-Catholic-from-Brooklyn' Novel

Boyle and Polly Stewart revisit Masini's intense, obsessive 'About Yvonne'

By Polly Stewart | August 22, 2024

Kailee Pedersen: In Praise of the Difficult Women of East Asian Literature

Kailee Pedersen: In Praise of the Difficult Women of East Asian Literature

A list of books featuring characters whose "willingness to transgress...can be both horrifying and thrilling"

By Kailee Pederson | August 21, 2024

Where does Fiction Meet the Real World?

Where does Fiction Meet the Real World?

"All fiction is speculative....But somewhere there is a line between reality and fiction, a gap filled with imagination rather than truth"

By Bridget Collins | August 21, 2024

The Admirable Uncertainty of the Antidetective Novel

The Admirable Uncertainty of the Antidetective Novel

Cousin to the metaphysical detective novel, the antidetective story casts doubt on "detection itself"

By Eugenie Montague | August 20, 2024

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Thirst Traps: The Return of Vampire Novel

Thirst Traps: The Return of Vampire Novel

It's hot outside, so cool down with some undead chillers...

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The Craggy, Wind-Swept Crime Fiction of Wales

The Craggy, Wind-Swept Crime Fiction of Wales

Martin Edwards celebrates the macabre and suspenseful tales informed by the eerie landscapes and gothic settings of Cymru

By Martin Edwards | August 16, 2024

Green Mountain Mysteries: A Taxonomy of Vermont Noir

Green Mountain Mysteries: A Taxonomy of Vermont Noir

Sarah Stewart Taylor considers the many fictional horrors and murders of her beloved home state

By Sarah Stewart Taylor | August 15, 2024

A Feast for the Senses: Books That Wine and Dine

A Feast for the Senses: Books That Wine and Dine

Laurie Elizabeth Flynn on novels that feed the mind.

By Laurie Elizabeth Flynn | August 15, 2024

The Trope of the “Crazy” Female Protagonist

The Trope of the “Crazy” Female Protagonist

These women may be labeled mad, but they are responding quite logically to the limits and dangers of their circumstances

By Caroline Wolff | August 14, 2024

Oh Mother! Mothers in Horror and the Horror They Represent

Oh Mother! Mothers in Horror and the Horror They Represent

Leslie J. Anderson considers the literature of scary kids, scarier mothers, and the terrifying project of raising a child

By Leslie J. Anderson | August 14, 2024

Katrina Monroe on Eldest Daughter Syndrome

Katrina Monroe on Eldest Daughter Syndrome

Or, writing a psychological thriller as a both a love song to sisterhood and a reckoning with its uneven responsibilities

By Katrina Monroe | August 13, 2024

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