Noir

"The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter, eh?" — Dashiell Hammett

Literature Is the Minefield of the Imagination: An Interview with Gabriela Alemán
Dick Cluster interviews Gabriela Alemán, the author of “Poso Wells.”
Dick ClusterJul 17, 2018
Writer’s Brains: The Lasting Worth of Alfred Hayes
Alex Harvey surveys the career of Alfred Hayes, a 20th-century American poet, novelist, and screenwriter.
Alex HarveyJul 6, 2018
The Sublime Horror of Choice
Brian Evenson interviews author Paul Tremblay.
Brian EvensonJun 30, 2018
- Noir
The Wee Gunmen of Glasgow: On Crime as Industry in Malcolm Mackay’s Tartan Noir
On crime as industry in the works of Malcolm Mackay.
Theodore KinniJun 29, 2018
- Around the World
- Noir
Love, Cruelty, Passion, and Lies
On “Our Kind of Cruelty” by Araminta Hall.
Karen BrissetteJun 27, 2018
- Noir
Realistic, If Not Real
Ivy Pochoda interviews writer Sebastian Rotella about his new novel, “Rip Crew.”
Ivy PochodaJun 25, 2018
- Around the World
- Noir
Labyrinthine Streets
Alex Segura talks to Christine Mangan about her novel “Tangerine.”
Alex SeguraJun 24, 2018
- Around the World
- Noir
Dreams from Bunker Hill: On Robin Robertson’s “The Long Take”
Woody Haut reviews “The Long Take,” a long-form noir poem by Robin Robertson.
Woody HautJun 22, 2018
- Noir
- Poetry
The Echoes of That Era: An Interview with Jake Tapper
Tom Rosenstiel interviews Jake Tapper about his new novel, “The Hellfire Club.”
Tom RosenstielJun 18, 2018
- Noir
- Politics
“Having Repeatedly Supped with the Devil…”: The Strange Muses of John Gilmore
Anthony Mostrom writes about the life of noir author and gonzo journalist John Gilmore.
Anthony MostromJun 8, 2018
- Noir
- Nonfiction
Noir Turned on Its Side
Robert Allen Papinchak reviews “Noir” by Christopher Moore.
Robert Allen PapinchakJun 8, 2018
- Noir
- SF
Small Victories
Kim Fay interviews Alan Parks about his debut novel, “Bloody January.”
Kim FayMay 30, 2018
- Noir