Ariel Lawhon on Writing History: The Blurred Lines Between Fact and Fiction
We asked Ariel to tell us about the truth lying just beneath the surface of her novel, and what a truth it is!(READ MORE)
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mystery
From Bookstore to Garret: Lessons from an Author
Thomas Shawver was inspired in the mid-nineties to leave the land of Big Brother and buy a bookstore – and used the inspiration therein to form his debut mystery novel.(READ MORE)
Savage Harvest: Where Cannibalism and Cosmology Meet Money and Power
As Carl Hoffman details in the groundbreaking new book "Savage Harvest," 23-year-old Michael Rockefeller disappeared while traveling to New Guinea in 1961 on a quest to collect what was then called "primitive" art.(READ MORE)
Little Demon in the City of Light: Murder and Mesmerism in 19th Century Paris
Nathan Gelgud writes and illustrates in response to Steven Levingston's "Little Demon in the City of Light: A True Story of Murder and Mesmerism in Belle Epoque Paris."(READ MORE)
Jane Isay’s Secrets and Lies Meet Crime Writer Sara Paretsky at the Key West Literary Seminar
Jane Isay, author of the just published book Secrets and Lies: Surviving the Truths That Change Our Lives, lists crime novelist Sara Paretsky among her favorite writers. We caught up with Paretsky at the Key West Literary Seminar and asked her about the secrets and lies in her V.I. Warshawski detective...(READ MORE)
Deranged and In Demand: Edgar Allan Poe’s Life Story
Edgar Allan Poe, acclaimed poet short fiction writer of the deranged and demented, lived a mysterious life and died a mysterious death. His tale is great fodder for a modern, popular biography, as those who know his tale continue to be haunted by it, just like a character in one of his deliciously deranged...(READ MORE)
The Music Behind the Master Thief: An Epic Playlist for “SKYJACK”
When he jumped from the back entry of a Boeing jet, in the darkness of night, in the freezing cold, over the remote mountains of the Pacific Northwest, the mysterious passenger and legendary criminal known only as D.B. Cooper was practically starring in his own rock opera. Since then, the mysterious pirate...(READ MORE)
