Frank Ryan Responds to the Independent's Review of The Mystery of Metamorphosis

Response to Josh Trapani’s review of my book, The Mystery of Metamorphosis: A Scientific Detective Story, from Dr. Frank Ryan.

Podcast: Stephen Usery Interviews John Lutz

Stephen Usery interviews Edgar and Shamus award winner John Lutz

Podcast: Stephen Usery Interviews Adam Ross

Stephen Usery interviews the author of Mr. Peanut about his new short story collection, Ladies and Gentlemen

The E-Book Revolution: Reading and Writing in the Digital Age

Novels and journalism meant to be read digitally are reviving old forms of writing, inventing new ones, and flooding the online e-book market. How can the modern reader respond?

Podcast: Vick Mickunas interviews Melissa Fay Greene

Vick Mickunas interviews Melissa Fay Greene about her memoir No Biking in the House Without a Helmet (Sarah Crichton/FSG Books)

The Man in the Rockefeller Suit

"In the summer of 2008, Clark Rockefeller of Boston, wealthy scion of a great American family, made headlines when he kidnapped his own daughter and vanished. The police and the FBI were baffled. Tips poured in - Clark was heading to Alaska, to Peru, to the Bahamas - but every lead was a dead end. That was because the man the FBI was hunting did not exist."

Exemplar: A Poetry Feature by Grace Cavalieri

Grace Cavalieri reviews Seeing Stars by Simon Armitage, the new black by Evie Shockley, and Solar Throat Slashed (Soleil cou coupé) by Aime’ Cesaire.

Buying Books

Buying books has gotten to be pretty complicated. Blogger Darrell Delamaide lays out your options.