July 24, 2014
He didn’t stick the needle in my arm or the place the knife in my hand, but he put the idea in my head.
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He didn’t stick the needle in my arm or the place the knife in my hand, but he put the idea in my head.
Read MoreIn celebration of Chandler’s birthday, we look back on “The Simple Art of Murder,” his seminal essay which broke the British stranglehold on detective fiction.
Read MoreHow much truth is there behind the reading habits on Orange is the New Black?
Read MoreDuring a decade in prison, Spike missed the memo that punk had died. Now he's out, reviving his band and playing shows in Tompkins Square Park like CBGB never closed down.
Read MoreSummer heat can be a killer and most people would agree that family vacations are murder, so in the spirit of the season, we’re looking at the best true crime books. Don’t get too inspired.
Read MoreDaniel Genis wrote an alternate history novel called Narcotica while incarcerated for 10 years for his own drug-related crimes. The “polite robber” is now a sober author.
Read MoreThe Paris Review, the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and government-sponsored kool-aid acid tests — American spooks are so cultured.
Read MoreOn the 297th anniversary of Voltaire’s imprisonment in the Bastille, we celebrate authors who made the most of their time served.
Read MoreOne-hundred-and-seventy-three years after the publication of Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” we celebrate its inspiration: Detective Eugene Vidocq.
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