John le Carré donates award money to Doctors Without Borders

Posted on 01/10/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Congratulations twice over to author John le Carré! The author of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and The Spy Who Came...

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Stephen King, Don Winslow: We'll donate $225K if there's a White House press briefing

Posted on 01/10/2020 at 09:42 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You may remember how novelist Don Winslow challenged Donald Trump to a debate last February. Winslow has just made another...

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Tagged As: Charity, Horror, Politics, Thriller

What inspired Alex Michaelides’s "The Silent Patient"?

Posted on 12/06/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Alex Michaelides’s The Silent Patient has spent more than a little time on the New York Times bestseller list. And...

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Coming soon: More Janet Evanovich books and 2 TV series

Posted on 12/04/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In case you missed it (or forgot), Janet Evanovich is headed to the small screen — two times. Her twenty-seventh...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Mystery, Thriller, TV adaptation

Ian Fleming's letters to and from wife are headed to auction

Posted on 11/11/2019 at 02:10 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today in items you can’t afford: Ian Fleming’s letters to his wife, Ann, are headed to auction. The Guardian reports...

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Tagged As: Memorabilia, The Guardian, Thriller

How to stay mentally strong while writing dark fiction

Posted on 11/11/2019 at 11:25 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No matter what you’re writing, it can be hard to quiet the critical voices in your head as you work....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Horror, Joanna Penn, Thriller, Writing advice

Dean Koontz previews "Nameless," his new collection of thrillers

Posted on 11/08/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

UPDATE: Entertainment Weekly has a free excerpt from Nameless for your reading pleasure! One thing you won’t have to worry...

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Tagged As: Amazon, New release, Thriller

Patricia Cornwell on her inspiration for her latest novel, "Quantum"

Posted on 10/30/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Patricia Cornwell’s beloved Kay Scarpetta novels were born of something the author had experience with — covering crime and working...

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John Le Carré discusses inspiration for "Agent Running in the Field"

Posted on 10/22/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Happy U.S. release day to John Le Carré! His Brexit-inspired spy novel, Agent Running in the Field, already hit United...

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Excerpt from “With Child: Lee Child and the Readers of Jack Reacher”

Posted on 10/09/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

With Child: Lee Child and the Readers of Jack Reacher isn’t your typical biography. Writer Andy Martin actually spent a...

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