Reviews, interviews, and other writing about authors and literature.
A beginner’s guide to Sherlock Holmes
Discovering the adventures of the world’s greatest detective should be no mystery.
Interview: Donald Westlake a.k.a. Richard Stark
One of the greatest American crime novelists opens up about the crooks who read his books.
H.P. Lovecraft: Lovecraft: Tales
A review of The Library of America’s collection of the macabre mastermind’s greatest works.
A beginner’s guide to classic crime fiction
Where to dive into the hardboiled world of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler.
Other reviews:
- Richard Stark, Ask the Parrot
- Fletcher Hanks, I Will Destroy All The Civilized Planets!
- Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark’s Parker: The Hunter
- Neil Gaiman, Fragile Things: Short Fictions And Wonders
- Jonathan Lethem, Fortress of Solitude
- Joseph Heller, Catch as Catch Can: Collected Stories and Other Writings
- Jonathan Ames, Wake Up, Sir!
- Samuel Fuller, A Third Face: My Tale of Writing, Fighting, and Filmmaking
- Norman Mailer, The Spooky Art: Thoughts on Writing