The Women of Summer Suspense Forget the boys of summer—it’s the women of suspense who are packing some serious heat this season of the sunscreen. First up is Megan Abbott’s highly anticipated You Will Know Me (Little, Brown and Company), a penetrating glimpse into the world of competitive gymnastics. Katie and Eric Knox have sacrificed […]
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“Ray Bradbury Saved Me,”Alice Hoffman on Writers Block, Impressionism, and Survivor’s Guilt
“Ray Bradbury Saved Me,”Alice Hoffman on Writers Block, Impressionism, and Survivor’s Guilt TSM: Tell us about your newest book? AH: Faithful covers ten years of a young woman’s journey in New York City. It’s about love and survival and finding yourself after you’ve been lost. In many ways, it’s the story of survivor’s guilt. My character, […]
Top Ten Investigators with Dark Pasts
Top Ten Investigators with Dark Pasts If you read or watch much crime drama, you know a dark past haunts many famous fictional detectives and FBI agents. What isn’t always apparent is that some of the writers behind these damaged characters have equally disturbing backstories. It’s questionable whether James Ellroy would have gone into crime-fiction […]