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GENRE-FICTION MAGAZINES BRIDGE SOCIETAL DIVIDES
Beginning in June 2020, the New York Times ran a series entitled Why Does Art Matter?, in which more than a dozen artists, writers, and thinkers discussed the relevance of specific art forms and art in general to human life. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Genre, Magazine, mystery fiction
Tagged crime, crimefiction, fantasy, fiction, genre, genre fiction, magazines, mystery, science fiction, society
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“What Does the Word Genre Mean Anyway?” (by Chris Knopf)
A winner of the Benjamin Franklin and Nero awards and a nominee for a Derringer Award, Chris Knopf is the author of seventeen mystery and thriller novels. His work has been widely reviewed, in newspapers such as the New York … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Genre
Tagged fiction, form, genre, literary, literature, reading, writing
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“The One-Month Retirement” (by Nick Mamatas)
Nick Mamatas is the author of several novels, including Move Under Ground, I Am Providence, and The Second Shooter. His short fiction has appeared in Best American Mystery Stories, Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, and dozens of other venues. He has also edited or co-edited … Continue reading
“What True Crime Podcasts Can Teach Us About Writing Mysteries” (by Matt Coleman)
Matt Coleman is a writer of mystery and comedy who makes his Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine debut in our current issue (November/December 2019) with the story “Stray Dogs.” He is not a newcomer to the mystery scene, however. His debut … Continue reading
“On Sara Gran’s Claire DeWitt and the Nature of Truth in Detective Fiction” (by Chad Baker)
In the days when EQMM had a Department of Second Stories, legal-aid attorney Chad Baker would have qualified. He makes his EQMM debut in our current issue, May/June 2019, with the story “The Smoking Bandit of Lakeside Terrace.” Previously, he … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Characters, Classic Mystery, Criticism, Fiction, Genre, hardboiled, mystery fiction, Noir, Writers
Tagged classic mystery, crime fiction, dashiell hammett, detective, edgar allan poe, genre, history, mystery, raymond chandler, sara gran
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“The Crossroads of Mystery and Science Fiction, and Fighting Fear With Fear” (by Jackie Sherbow)
Part of the challenge of getting works of fiction into the hands of readers who will enjoy them is finding the right way to describe them. Often there are many different angles from which a story can be seen. Last … Continue reading
Posted in Anthologies, Books, Digital, Editing, Fiction, Genre, horror, Publishing
Tagged anthology, digital anthology, e-book, genre, horror, horror fiction, readers, writers
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“Classic Murder Mystery Gets a Comic-Book Reboot” (by Maaja Wentz)
EQMM’s Department of First Stories has given a start to hundreds of authors, but in recent years, with developments in technology, what it means to give an author a start has changed. Some authors nowadays are able to get their … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Characters, Classic Mystery, Fiction, Genre, Noir, Police Procedurals, Pop Culture
Tagged comic book, comics, genre, izombie, jessica jones, mystery, readers, science fiction, television, tv, urban fantasy, writers
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“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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“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 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
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