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Andrew McAleer is the author of 101 Habits of Highly Successful Novelists and co-editor (with Gay Toltl Kinman) of the mystery anthology Edgar & Shamus Go Golden, which has received three 2023 Shamus Award nominations from the Private Eye Writers of America. Andrew … Continue reading →

Essayist and short story writer Kevin Mims often reviews books from the 1970s, the decade in which many baby boomers came of age. This time he discusses fiction directly targeted at baby boomers, as he tries to determine which fictional … Continue reading →

Meghan Leigh Paulk’s first published fiction, the story “It’s Half Your Fault,” appears in EQMM’s current issue (July/August 2023) in the Department of First Stories. The Texas author has also written a novel entitled Hollywood Down Low, which is currently … Continue reading →

A recipient of a New Mexico fiction-writing award, Jennifer Black makes her debut as a professional fiction writer in the Department of First Stories of EQMM’s current issue (July/August 2023) with the story “Heatstroke.” Her day job, she tells EQMM, … Continue reading →

Glasgow, Scotland native Pat Black returns to EQMM in our current issue, July/August 2023, with “Twos on That,” a thrilling entry in his Lomond and Slater series. A journalist currently living in West Yorkshire, Pat is also the author of … Continue reading →

Kristopher Zgorski debuted as the reviewer for EQMM’s Blog Bytes column (replacing Bill Crider) in our May/June 2018 issue, around the same time that he received the Raven Award from the Mystery Writers of America for his review site BOLO … Continue reading →

This week EQMM’s July/August 2023 issue went on sale. In it you’ll find “Death in the New Age,” a new story by Mehnaz Sahibzada. The author  is a 2022 Jack Hazard Fellow in fiction writing. Since debuting in our Department … Continue reading →

Next week EQMM’s July/August issue goes on sale. It contains a new story by Bev Vincent, “His Fathers’ Son.” The Bram Stoker, Edgar, Ignotus, and ITW Thriller award nominated author of more than 120 published stories has not appeared in … Continue reading →

This week Thrillerfest is being held in New York City. The event includes master classes, seminars on the craft of writing, and advice from pros on how to pitch thrillers to agents and editors. It also includes a banquet at … Continue reading →

Andrew McAleer is the author of 101 Habits of Highly Successful Novelists and a co-editor of the anthology Edgar & Shamus Go Golden. In that volume, as he notes in the following post, he included a story by his father, John McAleer, that … Continue reading →