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Continuing with our 85th Anniversary celebrations, we’re pleased to share with you a glimpse into the collection of Tom Takach, an EQMM collector and longtime fan. Here you’ll find images of first first EQ appearances in newspapers, magazines, and comic … Continue reading →

For our 85th anniversary, EQMM contributor Elizabeth Foxwell provides an illuminating overview of some surprising contributors, from H.G. Wells to Pearl S. Buck, to EQMM over the years! In EQMM’s long history, readers have been well accustomed to reading the … Continue reading →

From our 75th anniversary programming, we’d like to share an essay from Jeffrey Marks that highlights a bit of the intriguing story of how EQMM came to be first published by Lawrence Spivak! Lawrence Spivak is best remembered today for … Continue reading →

William Bankier is EQMM’s second-most prolific writer, appearing in our pages over 160 times! Learn more about the late author in this retrospective post by Josh Pachter, who co-wrote his last EQMM story, appearing in our Sept/Oct issue! From 1977 … Continue reading →

Lawrence Ong provide an in-depth analysis of G.K Chesterton’s mysteries and presents a case for their immense influence on the mystery genre! Every mystery fan has surely encountered the “whodunit.” They have likely encountered the “howcatchem” (the inverted mystery in … Continue reading →

In this special post, learn a bit about how EQMM regular Terena Elizabeth Bell drew on her life experiences as well as a popular TV show to come up with her debut novel, Recursion, which will be published next year … Continue reading →

In this engaging Q&A with an EQMM regular, learn all about Pat Black’s writing process, reading habits, newest projects, and some of his ideas for genre-bending mystery fiction! Here readers can also find a teaser for the short story Pat … Continue reading →

Learn all about how a cluttered closet and a lunch date with an editor friend helped inspire Meredith Anthony’s latest short story for EQMM! Find “Decluttering” in our July/August issue, on sale now! There’s an old joke that writers always … Continue reading →

Here Gabriela Stiteler reflects on the conversation with her Abuelita that helped inspired “A Well-Worn Path,” her latest story for EQMM in our July/August issue, on sale now! “A Well-Worn Path” came to me after a conversation with my Abuelita, … Continue reading →

In this post that is as thoughtful as it is entertaining, S. B. Watson recounts a spirited discussion around a question that many of our readers have likely had before: What truly makes a great mystery? Years ago, I was … Continue reading →