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    How Peter Swanson Cultivates His Talent for Murder

    How Peter Swanson Cultivates His Talent for Murder

    The author discusses his literary evolution and all the twists that led up to his latest murder mystery, 'A Talent for Murder.'

    By Peter Handel | June 24, 2024

    Egyptomania and English Country Houses

    Egyptomania and English Country Houses

    Ellery Lloyd on the British gentry's historic obsession with all things Ancient Egyptian

    By Ellery Lloyd | June 24, 2024

    <em>American Psycho</em> and the Rise of Capitalist Horror

    American Psycho and the Rise of Capitalist Horror

    Bret Easton Ellis's status-obsessed yuppies traded humanity for consumerism. They're more relevant now than ever before.

    By E. K. Sathue | June 21, 2024

    Rachel Howzell Hall on Grief, Strength, and the Purifying Nature of Fire

    Rachel Howzell Hall on Grief, Strength, and the Purifying Nature of Fire

    In 'What Fire Brings,' Howzell Hall sends her protagonist to the gates of Hell, otherwise known as Topanga Canyon in fire season.  

    By Nancie Clare | June 20, 2024

    How Lab-Grown Diamonds Upended the Industry and Could End Up Changing the World

    How Lab-Grown Diamonds Upended the Industry and Could End Up Changing the World

    Matthew Hart on mayhem in the diamond industry.

    By Matthew Hart | June 20, 2024

    10 Chilling Reddit Stories That Will Keep You Up At Night

    10 Chilling Reddit Stories That Will Keep You Up At Night

    Dispatches from r/nosleep: the new internet horror canon

    By Marcus Kliewer | June 18, 2024

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    Six Stunning Tales of Folk Horror

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

    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

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    ​​On the Internet, We're All Unreliable Narrators

    ​​On the Internet, We're All Unreliable Narrators

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

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

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    "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."

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    The Lure of Faraway Places in Crime Fiction

    The Lure of Faraway Places in Crime Fiction

    Kimberly Belle on great expat thrillers.

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

    Sarah Crouch on a perfect mystery region.

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    The Lure of the Jailhouse Confessional 

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

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