Damsels in the Press

A look at the masterful mystery writers I’ll be teaching this fall.

A Story a Day

A look at an innovative project celebrating an under-appreciated form

Professor Plum, in the Library, with the Rope

The unusual allure of academic mysteries

Celebrate Good Times, Come On!

What’s not to love about book launches?

Rookie Reads

Best first novelists weigh in on the best first novels

The Beauty of Brevity

In praise of tales that cut to the chase

Snow Stories

Winter in fact and fiction

Cheaters Sometimes Prosper

Why it’s okay to have an affair (with other writing projects)