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Crime Writers of Color Coming Attractions: July – September 2024

2024 Articles, Coming Attractions!, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Elizabeth Wilkerson

I recently read an article in the New York Times that explored the question: why do people make music? Across time and across cultures, people have felt the urge to make music. But why?
It made me wonder, why do people write crime fiction? And why do people read it? Writing crime fiction is a creative process, but so is reading it. A reader becomes a co-creator, imagining and bringing to life the world the writer initially put on paper.

Crime Writers of Color Coming Attractions: May-September 2022

2022 Articles, Coming Attractions!, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Elizabeth Wilkerson

James Patterson, the wealthiest writer in the U.S. weighing in at a hefty net worth of $800 million, planted his foot squarely in his mouth when he bellyached about how he was the victim of racism because he was a white male writer. I’ve read lots of Patterson‘s books. I even enrolled in his online MasterClass. But, wow!

Crime Writers of Color Coming Attractions: April – June Releases

2021 Articles, Coming Attractions!, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Elizabeth Wilkerson

Spring is finally upon us. With the end of a dark tunnel of anger, isolation, and illness in sight, we all just want to take a deep breath. But, the horrors of the headlines persist. From hate crimes against Asians to heartbreaking testimony in the prosecution of George Floyd’s killer and headlines about ordinary people of color enjoying their lives— before they’re murdered, the daily news is so packed with shocking, racist crimes that it’s delivered with a trigger warning.