Monthly Archives: April 2017

“The Not-So-Simple Art of Mystery Reviewing” (by Elizabeth Foxwell)

Posted on April 25, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

It’s our pleasure this week to present a post by a mystery reviewer. Over the several years during which this blog has been active, we’ve had only a couple of previous posts by members of that important profession. Elizabeth Foxwell … Continue reading →

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“My Father and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine” (by Richard Chizmar)

Posted on April 19, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Richard Chizmar is the coauthor (with Stephen King) of the bestselling novella Gwendy’s Button Box and the founder/publisher of Cemetery Dance magazine and the Cemetery Dance Publications book imprint. He has edited more than thirty anthologies and has won two World Fantasy awards and four … Continue reading →

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“Women Writers of Mystery” (by Leah Pennywark)

Posted on April 12, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

  In September of 2016 Leah Pennywark appeared on one of the panels for EQMM’s 75th Anniversary Symposium at Columbia University’s Butler Library (available on YouTube and as part of our podcast series!), illuminating the discussion with her extensive knowledge of both … Continue reading →

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DERRINGER FINALIST INTERVIEWS

Posted on April 11, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Gerald So has interviewed the Derringer finalists on his site So, You Want to Chat?  Check out our nominees’ interviews here: Doug Allyn for Best Novelette Meg Opperman for Best Long Story Hilde Vandermeeren for Best Short Story Linda Barnes … Continue reading →

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“Morgue Attendance and the Hair in the Chimney” (by E. Gabriel Flores)

Posted on April 5, 2017 by somethingisgoingtohappen

E. Gabriel Flores is a geography professor who has recently begun another career as a crime writer. Her first published fiction, “The Truth of the Moment,” appeared in EQMM’s December 2016 issue, in the Department of First Stories, and was … Continue reading →

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