Listen "True Crime"
Episode Synopsis
Murder, organized crime, and....well, more murder. This month's episode is all about true crime, from recent bestsellers to the evolution of the genre. Featuring authors Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon and Peter Edwards, plus BookNet's Monique Mongeon.
(Find the transcript here: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2017/10/31/podcast-true-crime).
Curious about some of the articles we reference? Find them here:
NYT: Investigation Discovery Network Makes Crime Pay(https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/business/media/investigation-discovery-network-makes-crime-pay.html)
Slate: The True Crime Memoir (http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2017/08/the_true_crime_memoir_when_mfa_grads_and_literary_aspirants_write_true_crime.html)
Time: Murder shows — The New Soap Opera for Women? (http://ideas.time.com/2013/09/13/why-women-love-murder-shows/)
The Hairpin: Why are Women Obsessed with True Crime (https://www.thehairpin.com/2017/05/why-are-women-obsessed-with-true-crime/)
Buzzfeed: Scaachi Koul on why being "polite" often gets women killed (https://www.buzzfeed.com/scaachikoul/whats-your-favorite-murder)
The Atlantic: How a True Crime Podcast Became a Mental Health Support Group (https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/02/the-true-crime-podcast-turned-mental-health-support-group/517200/)
Study – Captured by True Crime: Why are Women Drawn to Tales of Rape, Murder, and Serial Killers? (http://www.amandavicary.com/VicaryTrueCrime.pdf)
Variety: True Crime on the Rise on TV (http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/manhunt-unabomber-menendez-brothers-the-keepers-unsolved-1202510421/)
Toronto Life: Jennifer Pan's Revenge (https://torontolife.com/city/crime/jennifer-pan-revenge/)
(Find the transcript here: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2017/10/31/podcast-true-crime).
Curious about some of the articles we reference? Find them here:
NYT: Investigation Discovery Network Makes Crime Pay(https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/business/media/investigation-discovery-network-makes-crime-pay.html)
Slate: The True Crime Memoir (http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2017/08/the_true_crime_memoir_when_mfa_grads_and_literary_aspirants_write_true_crime.html)
Time: Murder shows — The New Soap Opera for Women? (http://ideas.time.com/2013/09/13/why-women-love-murder-shows/)
The Hairpin: Why are Women Obsessed with True Crime (https://www.thehairpin.com/2017/05/why-are-women-obsessed-with-true-crime/)
Buzzfeed: Scaachi Koul on why being "polite" often gets women killed (https://www.buzzfeed.com/scaachikoul/whats-your-favorite-murder)
The Atlantic: How a True Crime Podcast Became a Mental Health Support Group (https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/02/the-true-crime-podcast-turned-mental-health-support-group/517200/)
Study – Captured by True Crime: Why are Women Drawn to Tales of Rape, Murder, and Serial Killers? (http://www.amandavicary.com/VicaryTrueCrime.pdf)
Variety: True Crime on the Rise on TV (http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/manhunt-unabomber-menendez-brothers-the-keepers-unsolved-1202510421/)
Toronto Life: Jennifer Pan's Revenge (https://torontolife.com/city/crime/jennifer-pan-revenge/)
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