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Is it Contagious? COVID and Crime Fiction

The COVID conundrum in crime fiction

Vanity Fair, which I love, has a “Proust Questionnaire” at the end of each issue. Today we’re asking Lynda Allen, author[…]

When you’ve been a writing teacher for as long as I have, it’s impossible to read a novel, especially a[…]

And how to pickle them I’ve always had a rather foggy idea of what a red herring was, but I[…]

The first time I saw Brian Thiem, he was reading from his novel, Red Line, and I was awed. Not[…]

As you know, I love Vanity Fair. At the back of the magazine is a “Proust Questionnaire” where they ask[…]

I read and loved What Remains of Love by Suzanne Trauth when it came out and I’ve been thrilled to[…]

Award-winning novelist Elizabeth Crowens has kindly stopped by to answer some questions about the Golden Age of Hollywood, Sherlock Holmes[…]

I was recently at the Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival in Suffolk, Virginia, a yearly event I enjoy attending because it[…]

It’s my pleasure to introduce you to the writing duo known as Lily Charles. Libby Ware and Charlene Ball use[…]