Liz Moore’s novels are irresistible. Her most recent, "The God of the Woods," a New York Times Best Crime Novel of 2024 and People magazine’s #1 Book of the Year, is a complex and riveting thriller, touching on issues of class and loss and survival. From the minute a young camp counselor goes missing until the final resolution, you find yourself in a propulsive character-driven whodunit—all the while being awed by the author’s ambition and craft. We can`t wait to be awed by her in person at #SVWC2025! Learn more at the link in bio.⁠
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In the latest #BeyondthePage podcast, recorded live at #SVWC2024, we sat down with bestselling crime novelist and TV writer/producer Dennis Lehane. In a lively, wide-ranging conversation, we talk about how he approaches writing books vs. television scripts, his advice for writing true crime stories, as well as his journey developing his two latest AppleTV limited series, Black Bird and the upcoming Firebug, both starring Taron Egerton. Lehane is that rare novelist who has found acclaim and a large audience both in fiction and on the screen. A handful of his novels have been made into excellent films – Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone, and Shutter Island, to name a few – and in recent years he has become a much in-demand television creator and showrunner, a role that first began for him two decades ago, when he joined the now-famous Season 4 writers room on David Simon’s iconic show The Wire.⁠
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