Jessie Gaynor

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, righ…

Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Val McDermid, 1989 (Atlantic Monthly Press) “McDermid has fired up her time machine again and is taking us back to 19…

As CEO and President of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Ruth M. Glenn has spent years advocating for survivors of domestic violence at every level, from planning prevention strate…

In 2012, I had an idea for a novel called The Desire Card, which centered around a sinister organization that promised “Any Wish Fulfilled for the Right Price.” I’d been speaking to a doctor friend…

According to her bio, Briana Cole “is an acclaimed author, motivational speaker, sex educator and actress. Her novels are known for exploring unconventional relationships and making readers q…

It seemed so obvious to me that the West I had encountered in my research had nothing to do with the Westerns I had experienced as a kid—Hopalong Cassidy, The Cisco Kid—which weren’t even good on t…

Every writer’s dream is to make the New York Times bestseller list. It doesn’t matter if you write crime fiction, thrillers, or cozies, that fantasy bounces around the subterranean nooks and cranni…

When I started writing my novel, The Storyteller’s Death, I didn’t plan on putting a murder mystery at its heart. In fact, if you had asked me when I’d first started in this craft if I’d ever write…

The following first appeared in Lit Hub’s The Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. * August 30th, 2022, Casa Coatlicue, San Miguel de Allende I am living since the year began in a great mental…

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