Moderated by Carmen Amato, Ellie Andrews Pat and Roger Johns explore what makes female crime solvers compelling on the page. They discuss motivation, emotional depth, and how trauma, resilience, and personal history shape women who pursue justice in fiction.
Dark Roots: How the South and Appalachia Shaped American Gothic
Michael Amos Cody traces the journey of Gothic fiction from its European origins to its distinctly American evolution. He explores how Southern and Appalachian landscapes, histories, and cultural tensions reshaped the genre into something darker, more intimate, and...
