Articles

Megan’s piece about the allure of frightening books for Penguin Random House

Megan’s essay on Zodiac for Criterion

Megan’s New York Times article “What Is New York Without New York Bars?”

Megan’s New York Times article “‘The Streets Look So Empty’: How a Child Killer Haunted My First Novel”

Megan’s Afterword at the Paris Review for the new reissue of the noir classic, In a Lonely Place.

Best TV Moment of 2016

Megan’s piece on the Year in Reading for The Millions

Megan’s Sunday Routine in the New York Times

Homage to author Lois Duncan in The Guardian

“Why Are We So Obsessed with Gymnasts?” at Elle

Megan’s essay on the movie Laura for the Library of America

Megan’s ode to actress Nancy Allen and director Brian De Palma

Megan’s Criterion Top Ten

Megan’s essay in Salon on female desire and noir.

Megan’s article “Friday Night Lights: An Appreciation of The Cheerleader.”

Megan’s review of A Curious Man for the Los Angeles Review of Books.

Megan’s essay in Salon on female desire and noir.

Megan’s review of A Curious Man for the Los Angeles Review of Books.

Megan’s New York Times feature on the cheerleader in popular culture.

Megan’s piece on the All-American Girl here.

Megan’s New York Times article on Pleasant Avenue here.

Megan’s essay in Salon on Tatum O'Neal and the Plight of Celebrity Daughters

Megan’s take on the classic movie, Clash By Night and Private Hell 36 on Noir of the Week

Watch the DVD release of noir classic Road House with Ida Lupino and Richard Widmark. The special DVD package includes interviews with Megan Abbott, Eddie Muller, Foster Hirsch and more.

Listen to Megan Abbott join Shannon Clute and Richard Edwards in discussing the film noir classic In a Lonely Place on a special final episode of the esteemed Out of the Past podcast series.