📚 ECR/PGR Book Club Event Reminder 📚 Our first meeting will discuss Josephine Tey’s The Daughter of Time (1951), asking, is it the best crime novel of all time? 👀 📆 30th July 🕑 2pm - 3:30pm (GMT+2) 💻 ECR/PGR Network Discord ➡️ buff.ly/HLxQxV0.

Delighted to share the CfP for the 2026 International Crime Genre Research Network conference! Our theme is 'Retrospection, Futurity, Reinvention', and the conference will be held at University College Dublin in June next year! More info on our new website: icgrnetwork.com

‘People have a voracious appetite for crime fiction’ What, and who, to expect at St Hilda’s upcoming 2025 Crime Fiction Weekend – Detecting the Gothic! oxinabox.co.uk/people-have-a-… via oxinabox.co.uk St Hilda's Crime Fiction Weekend Val McDermid Sarah Hilary Olivia Isaac-Henry Anna Mazzola - Updates only. Ambrose Parry

CfA: Memory Matters: Non-Human Agents in Memory Studies: Graduate School for East and Southeast European Studies gsoses-ur.de/events-and-new…

⭐ ECR/PGR Members Event: Research Troubleshooting ⭐ Join us on Aug 5th at 2pm for an informal meeting to share our current research projects, things we're struggling with and would like to discuss, and think about some ideas for #CapCrim13! Discord ➡️ buff.ly/HLxQxV0.

#BOTW: In The Inheritance, the super-rich Indian Agarwal family has gathered on a private island to hear the patriarch‘s future plans for the family business. A thrilling novel, full of deep secrets, lies and greed, turning every family member into a potential murderer.

#OpenAccess Article of the Week: Elaborating on the trope of the island, today’s article highlights the importance of this isolated setting for crime fiction due to its restrictions on resources and cultural diversity. buff.ly/obF369o.

⭐ ECR/PGR Members Event: Career Planning ⭐ On the 14th Aug., Steph Sumner will be hosting a workshop on planning your career options inside and outside of academia. We hope to see you there! 🕑 3pm (CEST) 💻 Discord: buff.ly/HLxQxV0.

The Editors of Victorian Popular Fictions are looking for guest editors for autumn special issues from 2027 - 2030. Please see the attached CFP. The deadline for proposals is 30th September 2025, and we are happy to take any queries, please just email us at [email protected].

#BOTW: Perfect Remains (2016) by Helen Fields. D.I. Callanach races against the clock as the body of a woman is burnt and another one has been taken. But all is not as it seems in this thriller made especially intriguing by the dual POV of investigator and criminal.

In today’s article, “Contemporary crime fiction has moved beyond conventional genre tropes – just don’t call it ‘literary’,” Sue Turnbull explores the generic boundaries of crime fiction by analysing two crime fiction texts that defy genre expectations. ➡️ bit.ly/45xejE5

#BOTW: Samantha Allen’s debut novel Patricia Wants To Cuddle (2022) begins as a typical reality dating show, but quickly takes a bizarre and chilling turn. A creepy island, a missing contestant, and a wild creature turn the drama deadly.

In "Of Herrings Red and Lavender: Reading Crime & Identity in Queer Detective Fiction,“ Faye Stewart explores how queer detective fiction redefines traditional crime narratives by using the genre to question gender, sexuality, & identity norms. ➡️ buff.ly/J9JPXyS

Call for Book Reviews! Crime fiction scholars and enthusiasts — we want your critical thoughts on #crimefiction scholarship (2023+)! Length & Form: ~1000 words | MLA 8 Due: Nov 1, 2025 Submit to: [email protected] #BookReviewCall #CrimeStudies