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French and German Origins of the True Crime Genre
Gargoyle in York, England, by Cindy Goff, shutterstock.com Who is the most famous true crime author in the world? Truman Capote, perhaps? Or Ann Rule? Think again. If you travel back to the French and...
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How Schiller Changed the True Crime Genre
Gargoyle in Ulm, Germany; Pixbay.com What distinguishes true crime from other non-fiction? If you were to measure its pulse, where in the story should you place your two fingers? Gallows by...
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Two Genres: True Crime versus the Murder Mystery
Murder mystery authors harbor a secret they don’t want you to know. I won’t exactly tell you the secret (it would spoil mystery books for you forever after), but I can tell you a bit about the theory...
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“The Criminal Motivated by Lost Honor: A True Story.” Friedrich Schiller’s...
Highwayman; Petrafler, shutterstock.com Why is Friedrich Schiller called the father of the modern true crime story in Germany? It’s because his debut crime story changed the genre. Schiller shifted the...
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An Ode to the Borowitz Collection
Exhibit at the Borowitz Collection; courtesy of Kent State University Libraries; Special Collections and Archives. Where can you find the greatest number of true crime titles under one roof? Laura...
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Abraham Lincoln: True Crime Author
Abraham Lincoln, Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division; public domain Who knew? Abraham Lincoln picked up his pen not only to scratch out the Gettysburg Address and Second Inaugural...
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French and German Origins of the True Crime Genre
Gargoyle in York, England, by Cindy Goff, shutterstock.com Who is the most famous true crime author in the world? Truman Capote, perhaps? Or Ann Rule? Think again. If you travel back to the French and...
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How Schiller Changed the True Crime Genre
Gargoyle in Ulm, Germany; Pixbay.com What distinguishes true crime from other non-fiction? If you were to measure its pulse, where in the story should you place your two fingers? Gallows by...
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Two Genres: True Crime versus the Murder Mystery
Murder mystery authors harbor a secret they don’t want you to know. I won’t exactly tell you the secret (it would spoil mystery books for you forever after), but I can tell you a bit about the theory...
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“The Criminal Motivated by Lost Honor: A True Story.” Friedrich Schiller’s...
Highwayman; Petrafler, shutterstock.com Why is Friedrich Schiller called the father of the modern true crime story in Germany? It’s because his debut crime story changed the genre. Schiller shifted the...
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An Ode to the Borowitz Collection
Exhibit at the Borowitz Collection; courtesy of Kent State University Libraries; Special Collections and Archives. Where can you find the greatest number of true crime titles under one roof? Laura...
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Abraham Lincoln: True Crime Author
Abraham Lincoln, Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division; public domain Who knew? Abraham Lincoln picked up his pen not only to scratch out the Gettysburg Address and Second Inaugural...
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