I loved Guillermo del Toro’s new FRANKENSTEIN adaptation. lithub.com/guillermo-de...

“Del Toro loves monsters—misunderstood, sympathetic monsters—and Shelley’s Creature is the primogenitor of this tradition.” @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social praises Guillermo Del Toro’s new adaptation of Frankenstein.

NEWS!!!!! My new @literaryhub.bsky.social podcast, CULTURE SCHLOCK, is launching next Friday, October 3rd, 2025 at Lit Hub Radio! Listen to an excerpt on the Lit Hub Pod HERE: lithub.com/the-disappea...

I need to re-watch The Natural, since it's been a while. As many time as I have, though, I confess my failure to see the parallels with Homer's Odyssey and so many other classics. #RIPRobertRedford www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2021/08/16/u... by @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social via @bwdr.bsky.social

For @crimereads.bsky.social, I ranked the in-flight (crime) entertainment on my nine-hour international flight to Greece. crimereads.com/the-20-in-fl...

Our editor Olivia Rutigliano (@oliviarutigliano.bsky.social), recovering from a bad concussion, rounds up some of cinema's greatest blows to the head. crimereads.com/eight-terrib...

According to Guinness World Records, Sherlock Holmes has been portrayed on screen more than any other literary character. @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social ranks the 100 best, worst, & strangest screen portrayals of the great detective for @crimereads.bsky.social 3/ crimereads.com/100-sherlock...

Looking for some good new TV to watch, this holiday weekend? Our editor @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social has you covered. crimereads.com/new-crime-se...

Olivia Rutigliano (@oliviarutigliano.bsky.social) makes a bold assertion about who should play James Bond next. crimereads.com/heres-who-sh...

The Red Circle of Washington DC recently had the honor of hearing from @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social of @crimereads.bsky.social fame. Olivia spoke about Dickens, magic, detection, and his love of performing. You can watch the recording now - enjoy !!! youtu.be/ku8N8B2c3B8?...

“The nominal villain of the film is the person behind these drops, but the film allows surveillance to be the real villain.” @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social reviews Drop.

Olivia Rutigliano (@oliviarutigliano.bsky.social) rounds up the best bank robbery disguises in movies: crimereads.com/best-bank-ro...

@oliviarutigliano.bsky.social and John Buffalo Mailer make a menu fit for a spy: crimereads.com/which-kind-o...

“’Lethal Weapon 2’ is both a doubling-down on a few chosen dynamics from the first film that worked well, and a knowing expansion of those dynamics into something new, without trying too hard or going too far.” crimereads.com/chekhovs-nai...

Gary Larson's legendary cartoon contains a perfect conceit for a mystery. crimereads.com/a-whodunnit-...

Olivia Rutigliano (@oliviarutigliano.bsky.social) on Season One of SEARCH PARTY: crimereads.com/on-season-on...

The Red Circle of DC meets today, and our presenter is Olivia Rutigliano of @crimereads.bsky.social fame. And it’s a packed house of course as Olivia speaks about Charles Dickens and Conan Doyle.

In which @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social asks the important questions. crimereads.com/nora-ephron-...

Did you know that someone explodes in Charles Dickens’s Bleak House? Yes, you read that right. Explodes. Please allow Olivia Rutigliano @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social to explain. ⬇️🔥CLICK THE LINK🔥⬇️ crimereads.com/lets-talk-ab...

Agents, authors! @groveatlantic.bsky.social has just officially launched its Crime Imprint: @atlanticcrime.bsky.social! I am one of the editors & I am eagerly soliciting projects! Looking for clever, creative mysteries, thrillers, noirs, & nonfiction. Send materials to [email protected]

On @crimereads.bsky.social @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social examines the memorable "coin toss" scene 🪙 from the Coen Brothers' No Country for Old Men (a good opportunity to see the sinister Anton Chigurh/Javier Bardem in action again) #film #CoenBrothers #memorablescenes crimereads.com/scene-of-the...

Been cooking this idea up since last fall and I'm so thrilled that it's finally getting off the ground — honestly we could probably fill a whole show with this (............😉) but for now, I'm thrilled to have @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social regularly dropping into the LHP!!

I'm thrilled to announce my new recurring segment on the Lit Hub Podcast! It's called "Culture Schlock," and it's a twice-monthly audio column (for now...) At @literaryhub.bsky.social and produced by the great @drewsof.bsky.social. lithub.com/this-week-on...

I'm psyched to see NOSFERATU this weekend and have reread DRACULA and 'SALEM'S LOT in preparation. This piece by @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social has also helped! crimereads.com/nosferatu/

Wrote about my great categorical loves “Nosferatu” and “Dracula” for @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/what-does-it...

@oliviarutigliano.bsky.social picks some of the best crime movies of 2024. Several in here I hadn't been aware of. crimereads.com/the-best-cri...

A Christmas Carol might be Charles Dickens’s best known Christmas ghost story, but it definitely isn’t his only one. @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social recommends more of Dickens’s spooky Yuletide reads.

What a great birthday present! #CabaretMacabre is one of CrimeReads' Best Traditional Mysteries of 2024! "If you’re not reading Tom Mead, what are you doing with your life?" Thanks @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social! crimereads.com/the-best-tra...

@oliviarutigliano.bsky.social provides holiday shopping tips for the crime/mystery fans in your life. (Or for yourself!) crimereads.com/crimereads-2...

As per usual, @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social never fails to write about the good stuff! #FemaleDetectives crimereads.com/just-how-pop...

We have 38k follows. Had 80k at the bad place. Help us get to our goal of 100k for New Years. Join us!

Among other disasters, Project 2025 will severely undermine our freedom to read. If you want to get involved in Authors Against Book Bans, please let me know. lithub.com/the-republic...

Column: "I’ve been thinking, lately, about the theme of 'American presidents who commit felonies.' I don’t know why; it’s just been on my mind recently for some reason." crimereads.com/felonious-am... via @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social

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An entertaining interview of author M.L. Rio, conducted by Olivia Rutigliano. @mlrio.bsky.social @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social crimereads.com/m-l-rio-and-...

Okay so this ep is now out & it's a spooky-season spectacular—feat. @jamesfolta.com calling literary-terrors bingo, McKayla Coyle & Oliver Scialdone cracking me up about weird books, and @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social with brilliant insights on streaming cancellations link.chtbl.com/TheLitHubPodcast

Over at Crimereads, @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social has put out a couple of brief & very amusing Choose Your Own Adventure type games for classic noir and whodunnit fiction, including many/most tropes and cliches of the genres. crimereads.com/choose-your-... crimereads.com/choose-your-...

Over at CrimeReads, @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social has an extremely amusing review of Guy Ritchie's THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE. "I like a movie where people are so British, they can barely speak English." crimereads.com/the-ministry...

Goofing on the zeitgeist with @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social ;) thanks, @pointsincase.com! www.pointsincase.com/articles/the...

Mini reviews!

Delighted and honored that my anxious grammatical deliberations made it into this week’s “Newsletter of Humorous Writing.”

In this week's newsletter, @jamesfolta.com and I round up great writing by Angus Duffin, @mikerange.bsky.social, @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social, and Mitra Jouhari! Plus info about the funny comic I translated for @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social. Check it out and subscribe here:

It’s Giamatti season!!! In Lit Hub, I poured my heart out and wrote a paean for the king. lithub.com/paul-giamatt...

Here's a terrific new interview with Rian Johnson by @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social about his love of John Dickson Carr's locked room mysteries; his work on Knives Out and Poker Face; and his approach to writing genre films. crimereads.com/rian-johnson...

New today! BW/DR Picks: The Best of 2023 @eccantwell.bsky.social, @carriecourogen.bsky.social, @frankfalisi.bsky.social @kellieherson.bsky.social, Fran Hoepfner, @chadperman.bsky.social, @oliviarutigliano.bsky.social, @ethanwarren.bsky.social, @dodgyboffin.bsky.social, & @aheartofgould.bsky.social

A judge has ordered that Starbucks rehire a Colorado Starbucks worker who was illegally fired for organizing a union and issue back pay and write an apology letter

Absolutely brutal what the South Korean government put the Parasite actor Lee Sun-kyun through in the last two months over what seems to be smoking weed (or maybe using mushrooms?) once. Even that appears to be a false allegation. He killed himself today.

Some really incredible opportunities to say “bye, bitch” this week

Police have arrested a suspect in the shooting of three Palestinian-American college students who were visiting Burlington, Vermont, for Thanksgiving. The suspect lived in an apartment building near the shooting. He is expected to be arraigned Monday.