THIS WEEK: In 1961, the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction was awarded to Harper Lee for the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.
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- Hindi pulp fiction is on the rise: an interview with the publisher bringing it from railway bookstore mainstay to mainstream literary culture. | Verve Magazine India
- “I think it’s very important to be shocked sometimes, because reality is shocking.” A conversation with Leila Slimani. | Lit Hub
- Ezra Marcus and James D. Walsh detail the story of the father of a Sarah Lawrence student who moved into his daughter’s dorm and lured her classmates into a cult. | The Cut
- A midseason check-in with Marcia Clark’s new series, The Fix, and a reminder: first impressions can be misleading. | Criminal Element
- With a new volume coming soon, The Guardian’s reading group debates which James Ellroy novel to read together. | The Guardian
- The CrimeReads editors round up all the crime and mystery books you need to read this May, including new releases from James Ellroy, Thomas Harris, Marcie Rendon, Anna Pitoniak, Sara Collins, and more. | CrimeReads
- We caught up with the nominees for the Agatha Awards for a conversation on the State of the Traditional Mystery, ahead of this weekend’s Malice Domestic convention. | CrimeReads
- Time to solve the real mystery of Encyclopedia Brown—who was Donald J. Sobol, the name behind everyone’s favorite fifth-grade detective? Craig Pittman investigates. | CrimeReads
- Dylan Struzan on the making of a criminal, and how her encounters with retired mobster Vincent “Jimmy Blue Eyes” Alo, “the oldest living Godfather,” inspired her latest book. | CrimeReads
- Crime in made-up places, small towns, borderlands, and real-life cities: August Norman discusses setting and creative license in crime fiction with 6 contemporary authors. | CrimeReads
- “For the post-apocalyptic detective, unable to bring their own loved ones back to life, crime investigation restores order to a world in shambles.” Lorraine Berry on finding meaning at the end of the world. | CrimeReads
- Vincent Zandri looks at 10 of noir’s most doomed romances, from James M. Cain’sDouble Indemnity to Kaira Rouda’s Best Day Ever. | CrimeReads
- A look at the best international crime fiction coming to the U.S. this month, with new thrillers and noir from Korea, Nigeria, Iceland, and more. | CrimeReads
- Mary Lawrence on the ultra-violent Tudor Dynasty, and how historical crime fiction can bring to life the bizarre and passionate world of Henry VIII. | CrimeReads
- “No matter what the state of the world, readers are drawn to crime fiction about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances.” Erin Kelly on the eternal allure of psychological suspense. | CrimeReads
- Curtis Evans takes an in-depth look at T.S. Eliot and the poet’s longtime love affair (and critical engagement) with detective fiction. | CrimeReads
