CrimeReads Brief: Week of September 2, 2018
THIS WEEK: In 1946, The Killers, directed by Robert Siodmak and based on the Ernest Hemingway short story, premiered.
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- Tori Telfer looks at the bizarre world of serial killer-themed merch on Etsy, where you can find “more Ted Bundy pins than a denim jacket could possibly support.”| Racked
- With Bouchercon 2018 fast approaching, a look at what draws readers and writers to the mystery world’s “family reunion”—this year in Florida. | The Sarasota Herald-Tribune
- Peter Corris—author of 42 books and dubbed “the godfather of Australian crime fiction”—has died in Sydney at the age of 76. | The Sydney Morning Herald
- Network execs talk about the legal and moral gray areas of filming true crime, and the difficulty of not becoming implicated in their subjects’ narrative. | Variety
- Marilyn Stasio’s latest column looks at new crime fiction that lets the locals speak in their own authentic ways. | The New York Times
- Caz Frear describes the difficulty and the power of using young narrators in crime fiction, and looks at 9 dark novels told from a child’s perspective. | CrimeReads
- How a renegade historian unmasked an imposter. Javier Cercas on truth, reconciliation, and the battle for Spanish history. | CrimeReads
- It’s time for the crime fiction community to take note of inmates’ access to its work. | CrimeReads
- Jack Reacher has a new home: Lee Child announces that his archive is becoming public, and that he’s developing a slew of new Reacher shows, this time with someone taller. | The Guardian
- Soothing rituals, startling violence, and detective gourmands: a look at the function and meaning of food in crime fiction. | The Conversation
- As the Summer of Scam comes to a close, we look back at the grifters, con artists, and strange, sordid stories that defined Summer of 2018, plus a few of our own favorites. | CrimeReads
- Netflix is doubling down on Harlan Coben, announcing a new 14 novel development deal, with the author serving as executive producer on each and every adaptation. | EW
- Randy Kennedy looks at 5 non-fiction books that evoke and analyze the rugged beauty and stark violence of the Texas Panhandle. | CrimeReads
- Hank Phillippi Ryan on the best narrative non-fiction crime books written by reporters, from In Cold Blood to I’ll Be Gone in the Dark. | CrimeReads
- Hillary Kelly on the Sharp Objects finale that has everyone talking, and where the show’s chilling conclusion diverges from the book’s. | Vulture
- Reading crime and mystery can change your life: 7 personal essays that explore the transformative power of reading and writing crime fiction. | CrimeReads
- Urban Fantasy Noir: Richard Kadrey gives readers an introduction to a genre that brings a gritty, hardboiled sensibility to the world of fantasy. | CrimeReads
- Crime and the City goes to Phoenix, Arizona for a look at Noir in the Valley of the Sun. With a special shout-out to our pals at Poisoned Pen! | CrimeReads
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