There’s always this thing that makes you kind of gravitate towards an idea … that you just feel this kind of throb or this pulse that’s there within it.” Colin Walsh’s debut novel, Kala, bridges the literary and the thrilling with a group of friends confronting their teenage years as the unraveling of a mystery from […]
Every year the Mystery Writers of America honor the best books in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in the previous year, and 2022 was brimming with riveting mysteries and spine-tingling thrillers. Discover which books took home top honors of Best Novel and Best Novel by an American Author. If you’re looking for […]
“…Try reading it out loud. That’s what I do. I read the whole book out loud, seven or eight times…four or five times… before it ever goes to edit. I believe that writing was made to be heard.” John Darnielle joins us on the show to talk about the structure and the shifting perspectives of his new […]