The Landscape of Canadian Women's Crime Fiction

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  • Gone Girl: Gillian Flynn’s Genius (and Subsequent Silence)

    Rosamund Pike and Ben Affleck in “Gone Girl,” directed by David Fincher. Photo: Merrick Morton/20th Century Fox Gillian Flynn published three novels, culminating in the 2012 sensation Gone Girl. Since then–no more books. It’s a bit like Willy Wonka shutting down the chocolate factory. Sharp Objects, adapted as an acclaimed television series, is about Camille,…

  • International Women’s Day 2026: My Current Top 20 Canadian Women Crime Writers

    Most of my reading this week is about Medusa, for a project. Gratuitous photo, because she is everywhere: My list of 20 current favourite Canadian women crime writers, in no particular order, and their sub-genre/s: Amy Stuart: domestic suspense fiction set in urban and suburban areas, with a strong sense of woman-in-peril Louise Penny: what…

  • Teaching and Reading Angry Men

    Next week, I’ve offered my Creative Nonfiction students three reading options, including a brilliant essay on experiencing an eclipse by nature/science writer Annie Dillard. It’s my preferred piece, of the week’s choices. One of the essays, David Foster Wallace’s “Consider the Lobster,” I really wrestled with including. I’m thinking out loud, here, about teaching the…