JULY ROGUE ROUNDUP
Here’s what we Rogues talked about, researched, and revealed in July... We kicked off the month with a blog from Chris Goff about the importance of awards for authors and readers, alike. Hint: they're definitely important! For specific and nuanced reasons! Read her take here. Then, we released our...
WRITERS IN HOLLYWOOD: GETTING STORIES ONTO THE BIG & SMALL SCREEN
One of the questions I get asked most as an author is, “Who would you want to play X?” Many writers say that seeing a book of theirs make it into film is a dream. In this article—the first in a series—I interview four writers whose work blows my mind, and is blowing up screens. Read to the end for...
A VERY PRETTY PRISON
Lisa Black in front of the Ohio State Reformatory at Mansfield Don’t worry if you recognize the imposing stone structure—it doesn’t mean you have a criminal record. The Ohio State Reformatory at Mansfield was used in several movies but particularly featured in The Shawshank Redemption. The...
IF YOU LOVE DOGS…
by Karna Small Bodman As the economy continues to open and many people return to a work site instead of working from home, it means leaving a beloved pet who had become accustomed to having us around all day long. So, we all have to take care to spend whatever time we can with these animals,...
WHAT TO DO WHEN WRITING FEELS HARD
By Carla Neggers With the many unprecedented challenges of the past year-plus, I dug out an essay I wrote a few years ago for Writes of Passage, an award-winning collection put together by Sisters in Crime and published by Henery Press. I thought I’d share it here. More than once over the...
Z.J. CZUPOR’S MYSTERY MINUTE
He's a Complicated Man — No One Understands Him But his Woman — Shaft by Z.J. Czupor Fifty years ago, on June 23, 1971, a New York City private eye debuted on the big screen at the Palms Theatre in Detroit. His name was "John Shaft," a tough and cool Black detective. The film starred Richard...
SUSAN ELIA MACNEAL GOES ROGUE: Nazis and Spies in Los Angeles: What Almost Happened Here
K.J. Howe: History, intrigue, spies—and then throw a few lawyers into the mix! Need a sensational book that will transport you to another time, allow you to learn about a fascinating period, and let you live inside the mind of a brilliant spy? Check out Susan Elia MacNeal’s Maggie Hope series....
THE ROGUE SUMMER READING LIST
by Karna Small Bodman As millions have been celebrating America’s Independence and taking much anticipated vacations, I hope many of you will finally have a chance to relax and pick up a new book. My Rogue colleagues are among the “best read” friends I know, so I asked them to share what...
