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Tag: nonfiction
Joe Pompeo Discusses The Scandalous Jazz Age Double Murder That Hooked America on True Crime
If you thought Sarah Koenig and Serial was the first time a true crime gripped the country, think again. Vanity Fair corresponded Joe Pompeo‘s new book Blood & Ink reveals the long-running obsession America has had with true crime by taking us back to the time of Gatsby.
The book follows the murder of the Reverend Edward Hall and Eleanor Mills, a choir singer from his church he was having an affair with. Pompeo expertly unravels the crime as well as examines why we as a society are so obsessed with crime in general.
Pompeo chatted with Debutiful to discuss his background, obsession, and research.
Continue reading “Joe Pompeo Discusses The Scandalous Jazz Age Double Murder That Hooked America on True Crime”A Life of Books with Robert W. Fieseler, author of Tinderbox
In his multi-award winning (Winner of the Edgar Award and Louisiana Literary Award, shortlisted for the 2020 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing) debut book Tinderbox, writer Robert W. Fieseler explores the 1973 fire that devastated New Orleans’ queer community. The book chronicles what happened the night when 32 people lost their lives in one of the largest mass murders against gay and lesbian people in our country’s history.
Continue reading “A Life of Books with Robert W. Fieseler, author of Tinderbox”6 debut books you should read this January
Each month, Debutiful will recommend a handful of buzzworthy and under-the-radar debut books for you to read.
Continue reading “6 debut books you should read this January”
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