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"Doing research as a historical fiction writer is a little like eating comfort food."
Debut author Aurélie Thiele on falling down rabbit holes, filling in her plot's "missing middle", and her immersive historical fiction, THE PARIS…
Sep 9
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"Doing research as a historical fiction writer is a little like eating comfort food."
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"I did a lot of squirming in my chair as I typed. Crying, too."
Award-winning author Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond on questioning internalized beliefs, writing on the razor's edge, and her fascinating new novel, MY PARENTS…
Sep 3
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"I did a lot of squirming in my chair as I typed. Crying, too."
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"Horror lends itself to a messiness that I really like and don't often find in mainstream thrillers."
John Fram on unsettling endings, letting go of micro-management, and his spooky Gothic chiller, NO ROAD HOME
Aug 26
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"Horror lends itself to a messiness that I really like and don't often find in mainstream thrillers."
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"I was worried I was going to ignite someone somehow and then hand them a roadmap on how to ruin me!"
Bestselling author Robyn Harding on feeding the trolls, building a thicker hide, and her terrifying new thriller, THE HATERS
Aug 19
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"I was worried I was going to ignite someone somehow and then hand them a roadmap on how to ruin me!"
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"One day I thought: What if the intrusive thoughts in my head manifested themselves in real life?"
Debut author K.T. Nguyen on turning grief into grist, dealing with writer envy, and her unsettling suspense novel, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID
Aug 12
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"One day I thought: What if the intrusive thoughts in my head manifested themselves in real life?"
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"I sometimes feel like there are only a few genres or categories that women are 'allowed' to write in"
Alma Katsu on mining her CIA past for fiction, serializing big stories, and her heart-pounding new spy thriller, THE SPY WHO VANISHED
Aug 5
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"I sometimes feel like there are only a few genres or categories that women are 'allowed' to write in"
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"I googled a funeral home and asked the gentleman who answered if he could help me hide an 'extra' body at a graveyard"
Bestseller Hannah Mary McKinnon on taking on the music biz, exploring different formats, and her rock-and-roll thriller, ONLY ONE SURVIVES
Jul 25
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"I googled a funeral home and asked the gentleman who answered if he could help me hide an 'extra' body at a graveyard"
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"Writing is very much a form of fighting."
New York Times bestselling author Nancy Jooyoun Kim on turning pain into prose, treating first drafts like toddlers, and her propulsive novel, WHAT WE…
Jul 19
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"Writing is very much a form of fighting."
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"A killer + a giant, and it's right there beside you, and it has the face of your childhood toy"
Bestselling author Julia Phillips on leaning into the bizarre, shelving a manuscript meant for an imagined audience, and her wave-making new novel, BEAR
Jul 11
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"A killer + a giant, and it's right there beside you, and it has the face of your childhood toy"
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"It's basically armchair travel, but with bad guys and bombs."
Bestselling author Kimberly Belle on slipping into the dark world of blood antiquities, letting stories "cook", and her globe-trotting new thriller, THE…
Jul 3
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"It's basically armchair travel, but with bad guys and bombs."
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"A story is one thing. Choosing how to tell it is another."
Bestselling author Wendy Walker on writing for ears instead of eyes, learning to executive produce, and her twisty new audio thriller, MAD LOVE
Jun 28
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"A story is one thing. Choosing how to tell it is another."
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"All of the characters—those who didn't die in book one—were so ready to jump into a new story."
Author Kaira Rouda on revisiting a cast of characters, publishing at a breakneck pace, and her diabolical new thriller, UNDER THE PALMS
Jun 20
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"All of the characters—those who didn't die in book one—were so ready to jump into a new story."
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