True Crime

31/10/2017 40 min
True Crime

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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/)