Ruth Setton @RuthSetton
I love magic, mysteries, and myths. Author of the novel, THE ROAD TO FEZ, stories & screenplays. Writing crime with a trace of magic. Prof at Lehigh University. ruthknafosetton.net Pennsylvania Joined June 2012-
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I'm so excited about this! I'm going to Scotland for the first time... & I'll be reading at an event with @GreggHurwitz & @RobertBryndza! Thank you @BloodyScotland!
We know you're always on the lookout for your next new author to read, so we're very pleased to introduce this year's Crime in the Spotlight, new and emerging writers who will be appearing before our Albert Halls sessions in September - more details here: bloodyscotland.com/crime-in-the-s…
4 POMEGRANATE SEEDS & NEWS! Pomegranate seeds, the Jersey Devil, a Nolan-fueled Homer debate — & news. Check out my latest newsletter! open.substack.com/pub/ruthsetton…
Ruth's Tao of Travel 9 travel tips. 3 sea voyages. 14 countries. 1 falafel sandwich in the Marais that changed everything. July newsletter is up. open.substack.com/pub/ruthsetton…
I'm so sorry to hear about the death of Jane Yolen. When I invited her to Lehigh U, I introduced her as "The Storyteller." ... "Literature is a textually transmitted disease, normally contracted in childhood.” And for the lucky ones, we never grow out of it. RIP, Jane.
Perfect for readers of Megan Abbott, Tana French, and fans of mysteries where the setting is as captivating as the crime. ... Zig Zag Girl by Ruth Knafo Setton theprairiesbookreview.com/?p=44570
Cinderella and Houdini are the same story told twice. I know how that sounds—hear me out: Cinderella and Houdini Walk Into a Bar… open.substack.com/pub/ruthsetton…
Written in February 1945.
Check out what magicians taught me about murder! Sleight of Crime thebigthrill.org/2026/05/sleigh… #thrillerfest #internationalthrillerwriters #thebigthrill
ZIGZAG GIRL is an Indie Book Award finalist for Best Mystery! Lucy Moon &the Rebels of Magic take a bow on the stage of haunted Black Widow Theatre in Atlantic City. If you haven't met them yet, please check out their opening night show. But not everyone makes it to curtain call.
Man, am I excited about this! Thank you, @DwyerMurphy! That's a Honey of an Anklet: Women, Noir, and the Art of Writing Dark crimereads.com/noir-writing-w… via @CrimeReads
What magicians taught me about writing a crime novel... See this Instagram post by @evalangston instagram.com/reel/DXobEhJFl…
A wonderful interview! If you need encouragement to keep on writing... The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston shows.acast.com/the-long-road-… via @acast
Guest post: Being sawed in half taught me how to write a thriller open.substack.com/pub/andibartz/… I'm thrilled to be a guest writer on Andrea Bartz’s fantastic newsletter, Get It Write! I may have carried research too far, but this is what I learned about writing by getting sawed in half
What Noir Can Teach Any Writer tinyurl.com/4dze9d25 by @RuthSetton via @WriterUnboxed | #writer #noir #writinglife
The Girl Beneath the Stones open.substack.com/pub/ruthsetton…
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She's here! 📷 Zigzag Girl is now available on Kindle on Amazon.us and Amazon.uk— I couldn’t be more excited to finally share her with you. Come join the zigzag crew! And please let me know what you think! amazon.com/ZigZag-Girl-Ru…
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