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The Favorite Crime Novels that Inspired Elyse Friedman to Write One of Her Own

The Favorite Crime Novels that Inspired Elyse Friedman to Write One of Her Own

"I’ve always been a fan of crime fiction, so I don’t know why it took me so long to try my hand at it."

By Elyse Friedman | December 5, 2022

How Edgar Allan Poe Reinvented American Literature – and Science Writing

How Edgar Allan Poe Reinvented American Literature – and Science Writing

John Tresch: "In that lurid myth, in those shocking images, that's where the field of experimentation for future literature lives."

By Lisa Levy | December 3, 2022

11 Mysteries and Thrillers That Are So. Much. Fun.

11 Mysteries and Thrillers That Are So. Much. Fun.

These novels are wacky, weird, and wildly entertaining.

By Molly Odintz | December 2, 2022

All the Pretty Beasts: What We Choose to Save of Our Natural World

All the Pretty Beasts: What We Choose to Save of Our Natural World

On conservation and fiction.

By Bradley Somer | December 1, 2022

How My Commute Made me a Better Crime Writer

How My Commute Made me a Better Crime Writer

True crime podcasts help writers explore new facets of crime and storytelling.

By Claire Kells | November 23, 2022

How to Address an Issue in Your Fiction – And Even Inspire Activism

How to Address an Issue in Your Fiction – And Even Inspire Activism

Alice Henderson on climate change, animals, and finding a way to make people care.

By Alice Henderson | November 17, 2022

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The Magic of London

By Elly Griffiths | November 15, 2022

The Best Psychological Thrillers of November

By Lisa Levy | November 11, 2022

From Literature Professor to Crime Novelist

By Lauren Nossett | November 11, 2022

A Roundtable Discussion on British Short Horror Fiction

A Roundtable Discussion on British Short Horror Fiction

Contributors to a new anthology weigh in on the horror boom, short form writing, and British literature.

By Molly Odintz | November 9, 2022

Threats Around Every Corner—Or, On The What If Questions of Storytelling

Threats Around Every Corner—Or, On The What If Questions of Storytelling

"My heightened way of being is what drew me to write fiction."

By Lynne Reeves | November 9, 2022

You Can't Choose Your Family: Five Books Revolving Around Dysfunctional Families

You Can't Choose Your Family: Five Books Revolving Around Dysfunctional Families

"[I]f your family drama is not enough, or if you just want to feel like maybe your brood is not that bad, check out one of these novels..."

By Lisa Unger | November 8, 2022

Crime Fiction in The Maldives: When Romance and Paradise Turn Bad

Crime Fiction in The Maldives: When Romance and Paradise Turn Bad

Crime and the City visits an island paradise.

By Paul French | November 7, 2022

On The Morality of Immorality

On The Morality of Immorality

"[T]hrillers fling straight and piercing arrows into the heart of morality itself...[b]y displaying catastrophic consequences for “bad” behavior."

By Jennifer Lynn Alvarez | November 1, 2022

Erika T. Wurth on Writing Native Horror During a Horror Renaissance

Erika T. Wurth on Writing Native Horror During a Horror Renaissance

"[T]here’s something compelling about a genre that allows people satisfaction, potentially, with an unhappy ending..."

By Erika T. Wurth | October 31, 2022

Paula Guran on the Need for Horror in Challenging Times

Paula Guran on the Need for Horror in Challenging Times

"Horror ﬁction and dark fantasy, at its best, can teach us how to survive real fear."

By Paula Guran | October 28, 2022

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