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Tag Archives: fiction
“Ides of March: Relevant, Whether You Like it or Not” (by Steven Saylor)
Steven Saylor’s Gordianus the Finder series first saw print with the story “A Will Is a Way,” published in EQMM twenty-six years ago, in March 1992. A spellbinding historical set in Ancient Rome, that first Gordianus tale went on to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Characters, Fiction, Genre, Guest, Historicals, History, Politics, Writers, Writing
Tagged fiction, julias caesar, mystery, politics, rome, series, writers, writing
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“Weight of the Words” (by Samantha Allen)
Samantha Allen’s first published fiction, the story “Some Kind of Lonely,” appears in the current issue of EQMM, March/April 2018. The author has worked as an advertising copywriter, a college writing instructor, and a bookseller. She is currently employed at … Continue reading
“3 Reasons a Good Mystery Is as Good as High-Lit” by Lawrence Light
The author of a series of crime novels featuring financial reporter Karen Glick, Larry Light is himself a writer and editor for CBS MoneyWatch. His award-winning journalism career includes work for the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Business Week, and other … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Characters, Fiction, Genre, Guest, Readers, Story, Writing
Tagged book recommendations, Criticism, fiction, genre, high literature, literary criticism, literature, mystery, reading, reading list, review
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“Disasters and Inspirations” by O’Neil De Noux
A contributor to EQMM for nearly a quarter of a century, O’Neil De Noux writes primarily in the crime-fiction genre but sometimes ventures into other genres such as science fiction. He is a winner of the Derringer and Shamus Awards, … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Genre, Guest, Historicals, History, Illustration, Magazine, Memorial, Noir, Police Procedurals, Private Eye, review, Setting, Story, Thrillers
Tagged authors, crime fiction, fiction, harvey, history, illustrators, irma, katrina, literature, louisiana, mystery, new orleans, noir, south
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“Doing the Twist” (by Laura Pigott)
With our September/October issue just on sale, this morning we introduce a writer whose Department of First Stories debut appears in that issue. Laura Pigott works in the field of corporate communications, but she has been interested in mysteries since … Continue reading
“The Story I’m About to Tell You Is (Mostly) a Lie” (by Con Lehane)
Con Lehane’s first short story for EQMM will appear in the Black Mask department of our September/October 2017 issue (on sale August 22). The author is a well-reviewed crime novelist whose work includes a series starring bartender sleuth Brian McNulty … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Fiction, Genre, Guest, Writers, Writing
Tagged characters, craft, crime fiction, fiction, inspiration, mystery, plot, setting, story, writers, writing
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“Ten Days’ Wonder” (1948) by Ellery Queen (review by Arthur Vidro)
As I mentioned when he last blogged for this site, in January of this year, in addition to being a freelance editor and a writer of short stories (two can be found on EQMM’s website and blog), Arthur Vidro is … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Characters, Criticism, Ellery Queen, Fiction, Guest, review
Tagged crime, detective, ellery queen, fiction, literature, mystery, review
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“The Case of the Unrecognized Editor” (by John Duvall)
John Duvall is the Margaret Church Distinguished Professor of English at Purdue University. He has published extensively on modern and contemporary American fiction. In this post he discusses how EQMM helped to reignite the career of one of America’s greatest literary writers, … Continue reading
