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“Mickey Spillane at 100” (by Max Allan Collins)
Thirteen years ago, when the centenary of Ellery Queen was celebrated with a symposium and exhibition at Columbia University, we were amazed at the outpouring of love and interest from fans and readers, since there had not been a new … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Characters, Fiction, Genre, Guest, History, Noir, Pop Culture, Private Eye, Western, Writers
Tagged celebration, centenary, crime, mickey spillane, mike hammer, noir, pop culture, private eye, pulp, suspense, writer
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“Things that Drive Crime Writers CRAZY” (by Melodie Campbell)
Last week, all three of Dell Magazines’ mystery fiction editors—Linda Landrigan, editor-in-chief of AHMM, Jackie Sherbow, associate editor of EQMM and AHMM, and I—were interviewed on SleuthSayers, a blog by and for “professional crime writers and crime fighters.” In exchange … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Fiction, Guest, Police Procedurals, Pop Culture, Readers, Writers, Writing
Tagged comedy, crime fiction, CSI, drama, movies, reading, television, tv, writer, writing
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“A Tribute to James Yaffe” (by Jeffrey Marks)
James Yaffe is a name to conjure with at EQMM even to this day, decades after his last story for us was published. I regret never having had the opportunity to meet the man who was, and remains, EQMM’s youngest debut author—a … Continue reading
Posted in Guest, History, Magazine, Memorial, Writers
Tagged author, james yaffe, Memorial, mystery, mystery fiction, playwright, writer, writers, young writer
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“Of Jigsaws, Roller Coasters, Crosswords, and Mazes” (by A.J. Wright)
Although his work appears in EQMM for the first time in our January/February 2017 issue, on sale December 20, A.J. Wright is a historical mystery novelist who already has three books to his credit, all belonging to a series set … Continue reading
EQMM 75th-ANNIVERSARY PHOTO GALLERY
Last week, in my October 12 post, I promised some photos of the celebratory events surrounding EQMM’s 75th anniversary, beginning with the Ellery Queen panel at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention in New Orleans and concluding with the reception following … Continue reading
Posted in Conventions, Ellery Queen, Magazine
Tagged 75th anniversary, celebration, convention, crime fiction, detective fiction, editor, ellery queen, eqmm, literature, mystery fiction, panel, scholar, symposium, writer
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“When Does the Past Become History?” (by Elizabeth Zelvin)
Elizabeth Zelvin is the author of the well-received Bruce Kohler mystery novels. She is also a short-story writer of note, having two nominations for the Derringer and three for the Agatha award. Her stories have appeared in both EQMM and … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Books, Characters, Fiction, Genre, Guest, Historicals, History, Private Eye, Writers, Writing
Tagged crime, fiction, historical, history, mystery, new york, writer, zelvin
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“A Tribute to Lois Duncan” (by Hilary Davidson)
Hilary Davidson is the author of the Anthony Award-winning Lily Moore mystery series, as well as the hardboiled standalone Blood Always Tells. Her short fiction has won several awards, including a Derringer from the Short Mystery Fiction Society. Her story … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Books, Guest, Memorial, Story, Thrillers, Writers
Tagged i know what you did last summer, lois duncan, Memorial, reader, thriller, writer, writing, YA, young adult, young readers
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The Mysterious Secret Lost Reason For This Title (Buried Inside The Following Post!) (by Kristine Kathryn Rusch)
Kristine Kathryn Rusch is a winner not only of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine’s Readers Award but of the comparable award given by our sister publication Asimov’s Science Fiction. Mystery and science fiction are not the only genres in which she … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Business, Editing, Fiction, Genre, Guest, Historicals, Novels, Publishing, Readers, Setting, Story, Writers, Writing
Tagged bookshops, genre, historical, mystery, romance, science fiction, sf, writer, writing
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“The Role of Place in Creating Suspense” (by Sheila Kohler)
Sheila Kohler is the author of fourteen books, and the winner of the Willa Cather Award and two O. Henry Prizes for her fiction. Born and raised in South Africa, she has lived in the U.S. for many years and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Characters, Editing, Fiction, Genre, Guest, History, International, Setting, Story, Suspense, Writers, Writing
Tagged character, crime, crime and punishment, dostoevsky, history, location, novelist, russia, setting, suspense, writer
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“Last Minute Thoughts on Millennials, Acronyms, and Bullets” (by Carl Robinette)
Carl Robinette made his professional fiction debut with “The Hard Rise,” in the Department of First Stories of EQMM’s September/October 2014 issue. Since then, several more of his short stories have been published in print and online and he has … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Fiction, Guest, Publishing, Readers, Writers, Writing
Tagged author, crime, fiction, freelancing, generation, journalism, millennial, mystery, short fiction, writer, writing
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