Serial killer’s book shoots to the top of Amazon charts—then disappears
An author’s fascinating or salacious backstory can be key to a book’s allure (and marketing campaign). But the taste of the reading public isn’t infinitely flexible, and this is nowhere… Read more »
Memoir by Japanese killer “Boy A” provokes uproar
In the long history of monstrous criminals writing books, there are plenty of obstacles to publication. Sometimes the law intercedes, sometimes the killer doesn’t manage to sell the book, and… Read more »
Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Bloody Benders: truth or fiction?
There are two reasons I’m very happy about the recent runaway success of Pioneer Girl, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s annotated autobiography. The first reason is that an indie press hit it… Read more »
Spoilsport scientists ruin recent Jack The Ripper book revelation with their stupid bummer science
We all have that one biologist friend, right? The one who’s spent enough time in the lab and the field to be considered an authority on what in mass culture… Read more »
This is not the first time that the BTK Killer has tried to publish a book
Kansan serial killer Dennis Rader murdered at least ten people, gaining the moniker “BTK” for “Bind, Torture, Kill” due to his method of killing. He sent the police taunting letters between kills,… Read more »