Mystery fiction
FILE - This undated, file photo released by Chongyi Feng shows Yang Hengjun and his wife Yuan Xiaoliang. The Chinese Australian writer tried in Beijing for alleged espionage said he pleaded to a judge to reject evidence of what he had said while being tortured by interrogators. Yang faced a closed trial on Thursday. The court deferred its verdict to a later date.(Chongyi Feng via AP, File)
China rejects Australian writer's torture claim in trial

Jun. 01, 2021 04:34 AM EDT

FILE - This undated, file photo released by Chongyi Feng shows Yang Hengjun and his wife Yuan Xiaoliang. The Chinese Australian writer tried in Beijing for alleged espionage said he pleaded to a judge to reject evidence of what he had said while being tortured by interrogators. Yang faced a closed trial on Thursday. The court deferred its verdict to a later date.(Chongyi Feng via AP, File)
Man urges Chinese judge to reject torture-tainted evidence

By Rod Mcguirk May. 31, 2021 03:20 AM EDT

This combination photo shows key art for the Acorn TV series "Bloodlands," premiering March 15, left, key art for the Apple TV+ film "Cherry," center, and key art for Nickelodeon’s "Kids’ Choice Awards," hosted by Kenan Thompson and airing on March 13. (Acorn TV/Apple TV+/Nickelodeon via AP)
New this week: 'Cherry,' 'Bloodlands' & Kids' Choice Awards

By The Associated Press Mar. 08, 2021 12:49 PM EST

Kelly Vaiman poses for a photo in her living room where she sometimes likes to sit and read, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in Boynton Beach, Fla. Vaiman is an avid cozy mystery reader. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Murder, but gentler: 'Cozy' mysteries a pandemic-era balm

By Tamara Lush Mar. 07, 2021 03:03 AM EST

Associated Press writer Tamara Lush plays video games during the coronavirus outbreak with the news on the television in the background Oct. 26, 2020, in St. Petersburg, Fla. She started playing Plague, Inc. on her iPad in 2014. A pandemic could never happen in real life, she figured. But six years later, this Florida-based writer is seeking solace in virtual worlds, and found a poignant message in one Nintendo Switch game called Spiritfarer. (AP Photo/Tamara Lush)
VIRUS DIARY: In pandemic, seeking solace in virtual worlds

By Tamara Lush Nov. 13, 2020 09:26 AM EST

This combination photo shows the cover of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel "The Nickel Boys," left, and a portrait of author Colson Whitehead. Whitehead became the first fiction writer to win Pulitzer Prizes for back to back novels. “The Nickel Boys,” his followup to “Underground Railroad,” won the Pulitzer in April and comes out in paperback this week. He also managed to finish a crime novel, with the working title “Harlem Shuffle,” that he began more than a year ago. (Doubleday, left, and Madeline Whitehead/Doubleday via AP)
An eventful year for Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead

By Hillel Italie Jun. 30, 2020 08:16 AM EDT