MYSTERY FICTION (READING)

Writing culinary mystery novels is in fashion now. People enjoy reading mysteries, suspense novels, and thrillers about chefs, food, or culinary-related themes.

So what is "noir" fiction? It is hard to pin down an exact definition of noir fiction; however there are some elements and authors that truly define the term.

Summertime at the beach wouldn't be the same without a mystery novel in hand. Here are recommendations for mysteries that are sure to put a sizzle in your summertime reading.

With summer coming, it's time for bibliophiles to turn their thoughts toward recommended reading lists. Have you been immersed in required reading? Then you need some pleasure reads. How about medieval mysteries like these?

"In detective stories, virtue is always triumphant. They're the purest literature we have." -- Lord Peter Wimsey in Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers

Three great books and a innovative gadget that will energize your summer reading for 2011. Action, adventure, and romance novels are recommended for readers that enjoy the opportunity for escape that only a good book can offer.

A closer look at different fiction genres such as mysteries, historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, multicultural stories, thrillers and romances.

Science fiction is a fun, mind-opening and wide-ranging field of literature, but it can be hard to find a place to start. With the novels listed here, you'll be ready to make your way into a whole new literary world.

Summer is upon us and reading is fun relaxing treat. The following books are sure to be on the top of your list.

Books. Reading. The simplest of human expression, or sometimes the most complex. A true gem of our species and yet, is it being supplanted by movies and TV?

Before the world was treated to the many 'flavors' presented by motion pictures, people had other brilliant ideas to entertain themselves. They exercised their imaginations through reading all sorts of books and related forms of written literature.

Fiction Writers: Don't be fooled into thinking your novels can't have a "formula." Read tips from well-known writing instructors on how to create a formula which will give readers an emotional experience.

Agatha Christie and her fellow female mystery writers made the mystery novel an addiction for readers. Arthur Conan Doyle may have created Sherlock Holmes, but it took Laurie King to make him sexy.

Science fiction's a fluid genre that changes with the course of time. It's a literary voice that evolves with a generation, the genre borne out of wonderment, out of curiosity, to satisfy the age-old question of "What if?"

An essay on the characteristics that seem to be common in Edgar Allan Poe's "Gothic" fiction.

Many fiction writers have no problem crafting the beginning and ending of their story, but get bogged down in the complex details of the story's middle.

A list of new and old books that redefined and reworked the mystery/detective genre. Plus I like them.

Sometimes the stories behind the creation of certain fantasy fiction works are as fascinating as the novels themselves.

We have done a lot of reading this year and here are the results, the top 10 selling fiction books of 2006. With the great number of books that are published each year, making the top 20 is a great feat