CRIME SCENE: Toronto man wanted for threats and assaults

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Crime Toronto & GTA Cops say suspect and victim were known to each other Jason Spafford, 40, of Toronto faces numerous charges in connection with alleged threats and assaults bettween May-Sept. 2025. Photo by Toronto...

Prestigious crime fiction award for Terrigal author

Terrigal author Lisa Kenway has won the coveted 2025 Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Fiction for her psychological thriller, All You Took From Me. Run by the Australian Crime Writers Association, the Ned Kelly Awards are Australia’s oldest...

Campbell River author wins Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction

Published 1:58 pm Tuesday, October 28, 2025 A Campbell River author has added another award to her resume. Shari Green was awarded the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People at a gala event in Toronto on Oct. 27 for her...

Clearwater County pushes rural crime RMA resolution

Published 4:30 pm Tuesday, October 28, 2025 Clearwater County is calling for more police in rural and isolated areas and smaller communities. The municipality has sponsored a rural crime resolution at the upcoming Rural Municipalities of Alberta...

Massachusetts Center for the Book celebrates 25th anniversary

The books featured at the upcoming Massachusetts Center for the Book 25th anniversary celebration set for Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the Northampton Center for the Arts. Reminder Publishing photo by Trent Levakis NORTHAMPTON — The Massachusetts Center...

New Book – The Praeter-Colonial Mind: An Intellectual Journey Through the Back Alleys of Empire

This is an excerpt from The Praeter-Colonial Mind: An Intellectual Journey Through the Back Alleys of Empire by Francisco Lobo. You can download the book free of charge from E-International Relations. The Praeter-Colonial Mind attempts to...

✰PREMIUM Internationally acclaimed illustrators featured at Center for Fiction program on children’s literature

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — The Center for Fiction welcomed internationally acclaimed picture book artists Oliver Jeffers and Sophie Blackall to discuss the current climate of picture books. Jeffers and Blackall highlighted the importance of children’s...

Sequel to $715M Sci-Fi Masterpiece Coming Next Year Isn’t Even 2026’s Most Exciting Sci-Fi Movie

The 2020s has been a pretty strong decade for Sci-Fi movies, and that shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon. With releases such as Dune, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Avatar: The Way of Water, and Poor Things, we’ve seen some of the...

12 Best Crime Thrillers Of The 1980s, Ranked

No decade produced crime films quite like the 1980s. The era was marked by the trials of killers like Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer, whose shocking violence penetrated popular culture in a manner then unseen; the exploits of professional criminals...

Events for book week ‘offer something for readers and story lovers of all ages.’

Aberdeenshire libraries will have a programme of activities for Book Week Scotland 2025. Running from November 17-22, this year’s theme celebrates the power of friendship through books, stories and shared experiences. A range of activities will be...

Armed robber steals ‘Power Book II' actor Gianni Paolo's watch and chain

An armed robber stole a luxury watch and chain belonging to "Power Book II" actor Gianni Paolo at his Los Angeles-area home, law enforcement sources told NBC4 Investigates. Paolo was pulling into his residence Sunday night when he was approached...

Line of Duty star's 'edge of your seat' 3-part crime drama is your next one-night binge

Netflix users, listen up! The gripping crime drama, Des, is coming to the streaming platform very soon – and it could just be your next one-night binge. The series stars David Tennant as notorious serial killer Dennis Nilsen, who murdered boys and...

Ruthven Man Arrested on Felony Burglary and Hate Crime Charges

A Ruthven man is facing felony and hate crime charges following a late-night arrest in Palo Alto County. Ruthven, IA (Northwestiowanow) — A Ruthven man is facing felony and hate crime charges following a late-night arrest in Palo Alto County....

Jackson Walker Atty Romance Deal Blasted As 'Collusion'

By Lynn LaRowe ( October 28, 2025, 3:34 PM EDT) -- A proposed settlement between Jackson Walker LLP and defunct life insurance bond seller GWG Holdings Inc. over a former Jackson Walker partner's secret romance with an ex-bankruptcy judge should...

3 works of fiction

First we talk with Judith Newcomb Stiles about Hush Little Fire a darkly humorous novel set on the Cape that unearths long buried family truths. Then Martha Hall Kelly joins us to discuss The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club which is set...

Erin Somers On The State Of Literary Fiction, Hudson Valley Life, And Reviving The Infidelity Novel

In recent years, the literary marriage novel has taken a backseat to the literary divorce novel, the novel of interpersonal discontent and cynicism, with forms like autofiction sometimes used as a means of gaining distance from or interrogating...

100 years of Cork University Press: 15 books through the decades 

Cork University Press was founded in 1925 by Alfred O’Rahilly, its mission to enrich Irish intellectual life and make scholarship accessible to all. An exhibition celebrating the centenary runs at the Boole Library, UCC, until the end of December....

When Your Name Is Your Only Crime: Cherokee Sheriff’s Office Faces Lawsuit

Nickie Sledge was standing in front of her grandson when officers arrived on December 21, 2024. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office had directed them to arrest her for elder abuse. They had the wrong person. The 49-year-old Black grandmother from...

Explaining Interview With The Vampire's LGBTQ+ History From The Books To The AMC Show

Since 1976, Interview with the Vampire has been captivating audiences. The tale of Louis, Lestat, Claudia and co. is seen as a remarkable Gothic tale about vampires as they navigate life together, and for a long time, it was praised as a gay...

If You Loved Robert Shaw In Jaws, Then You MUST Watch This '70s Thriller About A Homicidal Blimp Pilot

It's true, I love Jaws, and mainly because of its characters. Yeah, Bruce the Shark is cool and all, but do you want to know my favorite character in the film? It's Quint, played by the one and only Robert Shaw. Well, even though Quint is probably...