Rachel Monroe

is the author of Savage Appetites (Scribner 2019), a meta-true crime book about women, crime, and obsession. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, among others, and she is a contributing writer at The Atlantic.

Between Mystery and Social Democracy: A Journey Through Scandinavian Crime Novels

Between Mystery and Social Democracy: A Journey Through Scandinavian Crime Novels Between Mystery and Social Democracy: A Journey Through Scandinavian Crime Novels

We talked to Wendy Lesser about her new book Scandinavian Noir: In Pursuit of a Mystery and just why this regional genre continues to strike a chord.  

Jun 24, 2020 / Q&A / Rachel Monroe

Emma Copley Eisenberg’s Appalachian True-Crime Chronicle Upends the Genre

Emma Copley Eisenberg’s Appalachian True-Crime Chronicle Upends the Genre Emma Copley Eisenberg’s Appalachian True-Crime Chronicle Upends the Genre

In a conversation with fellow true-crime writer Rachel Monroe, Eisenberg discusses the pitfalls and potential of the evolving genre.

Jan 29, 2020 / Q&A / Rachel Monroe

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