Kate Middleton Wanted the Same Privacy I Had As a cancer survivor, I understand why the Princess of Wales tried to protect her diagnosis.
little ukraine
Apr. 11, 2022
A Forgotten Crime on East 6th Street In 1938, a kidnapping and murder played out at Ukrainian Hall.
book excerpt
Feb. 21, 2022
The Editor and the Murderer When Sophie Wilkins heard about death-row prisoner Edgar Smith, she was determined to edit his book. Then the two became something more.
stage dives
Aug. 11, 2020
Donald Trump’s One-Show Career As a Broadway Producer If he’d had a hit in Paris Is Out!, the world might be in a better place now.
The Woman on the Bridge Estelle knew her fiancé had betrayed her. She had no idea what else he was capable of.
Before, and After, the Jogger Survivors of the real ‘Central Park Five’ attacker speak for the first time.
book excerpt
Sept. 6, 2018
The Last Days of the Real Lolita An excerpt from Sarah Weinman’s new book tells what happened to Sally Horner after the kidnapping that helped inspire Nabokov’s novel.
the true crime wave
Aug. 2, 2018
What Do Forensic Scientists Think of the True-Crime Boom? “Don’t try to put your own spin on it, make it sound fun or sexy. This is science.”
Anthony Bourdain Was a Great Crime Novelist, Too As his celebrity grew in stature, I kept hoping, foolishly perhaps, that Bourdain might return to his first writing love.
science of us
Apr. 18, 2018
In His First Crime Novel, David Mamet Revives a Vanished Version of His Hometown The author discusses his latest project, his love of James Cain, and his desire to eat dinner with Pancho Barnes.
