The Landscape of Canadian Women's Crime Fiction

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  • Jane Austen’s Emma as a Mystery Novel

    As we shift into the New Year (happy January 1!), a reminder that 2025 was a year of Austen tributes. Here’s my own belated contribution. Austen has been of central importance in my life. My closest friend from high school and I remain united in significant part through our love of Austen, a passion which…

  • Investigating Frances Shelley Wees

    Frances Shelley Wees (1902-82), a now largely neglected crime writer, was so popular during the 1950s and 60s that she was known as “the Agatha Christie of Canada.” And thanks to Véhicule Press’s Ricochet Books, two of her mystery-suspense novels have been re-issued over the last decade. An American-born author of educational works and children’s…

  • 2026 Reading and Writing Resolutions

    Not all of my resolutions are linked to crime fiction. I’ve also picked up some new sheet music so I can learn more pieces by female composers, and that will be a welcome break from writing. I’m looking forward to teaching creative nonfiction and to trekking out to our college’s new suburban campus to teach…