@sarahweinman
Author, WITHOUT CONSENT (11/25), SCOUNDREL, THE REAL LOLITA. Crime column @NYTBR
My new book, WITHOUT CONSENT (11/11/25) is available now!
My new book, WITHOUT CONSENT (11/11/25) is available now!
In December 1978, Greta Rideout bravely testified that her husband, John, whom she still lived with, had raped her. She was the first woman in United States history to do this, at a time when the idea of “marital rape” seemed ludicrous to many Americans an...
Read an excerpt of WITHOUT CONSENT in Rolling Stone
Read an excerpt of WITHOUT CONSENT in Rolling Stone
In this excerpt from 'Without Consent,' Sarah Weinman explores a ripped-from-headlines movie starring Mickey Rourke and Linda Hamilton.
Globe & Mail op-ed: Spousal rape remains all too misunderstood
Globe & Mail op-ed: Spousal rape remains all too misunderstood
More than 40 years after Canada made sexually assaulting one’s spouse a crime, myths remain pervasive within the legal system
Read my Carnegie Awards keynote speech "In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times"
Read my Carnegie Awards keynote speech "In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times"
Criterion Collection Essay on NIGHTMARE ALLEY (2021)
Criterion Collection Essay on NIGHTMARE ALLEY (2021)
An adaptation of a classic pulp novel by William Lindsay Gresham, Guillermo del Toro’s first foray into film noir is an intensely evocative exploration of how human impulses can give rise to monsters.
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Sarah Weinman is the author of Scoundrel, and The Real Lolita. Weinman writes the monthly Crime & Mystery column for the New York Times Book Review.
Rolling Stone feature on the Death and Life of Patricia McGlone
Rolling Stone feature on the Death and Life of Patricia McGlone
The Scene was the hottest club in New York. After it closed, a teen girl’s remains were discovered inside, leaving authorities with a puzzle to solve.
Essay in The Atlantic on Caroline Fraser's MURDERLAND
Essay in The Atlantic on Caroline Fraser's MURDERLAND
In her new book, "Murderland," Caroline Fraser argues that the rise of these criminals has deep roots in the release of industrial waste.
Buy EVIDENCE OF THINGS SEEN
Buy EVIDENCE OF THINGS SEEN
NYTBR Crime Columns
NYTBR Crime Columns
Buy SCOUNDREL (out in paperback)
Buy SCOUNDREL (out in paperback)
A Recommended Read from: The Los Angeles Times * Town and Country * The Seattle Times * Publishers Weekly * Lit Hub * Crime Reads * Alma From the author of ...
Buy THE REAL LOLITA
Buy THE REAL LOLITA
“The Real Lolita is a tour de force of literary detective work. Not only does it shed new light on the terrifying true saga that influenced Nabokov’s master...
"Overlooked No More" Essay on the Violinist Miriam Solovieff
"Overlooked No More" Essay on the Violinist Miriam Solovieff
She led a successful career despite coping with a horrific event that she witnessed at 18: the killing of her mother and sister at the hands of her father.
Times Insider Q&A on Sarah's Life & Work in Crime
Times Insider Q&A on Sarah's Life & Work in Crime
Sarah Weinman, who writes a monthly crime and mystery column for the Book Review, discussed her niche.
Read Sarah's Foreword to Helen Garner's THIS HOUSE OF GRIEF
Read Sarah's Foreword to Helen Garner's THIS HOUSE OF GRIEF
True Crime Recommendations at the Atlantic
True Crime Recommendations at the Atlantic
Listen to Sarah's You're Wrong About episode on Mindhunting
Listen to Sarah's You're Wrong About episode on Mindhunting
"What is it about the culture that has conditioned us to favor the wants and needs and desires, however horrible, of a serial murderer, as opposed to--most often--the women and girls that they harmed and killed?" This week, Sarah Weinman takes us ...
ESQUIRE profile of Richard Osman
ESQUIRE profile of Richard Osman
It’s Time to Put the ‘True’ Back in True Crime (NYT Opinion)
It’s Time to Put the ‘True’ Back in True Crime (NYT Opinion)
From movies to podcasts and documentaries, true crime is booming. But somewhere along the way, accuracy got left behind.
Buy UNSPEAKABLE ACTS
Buy UNSPEAKABLE ACTS
An NPR Best Book ofthe Year A New York Times New & Noteworthy BookA brilliant anthologyof modern true-crime writing that illustrates the appeal of t...
When Jascha Heifetz Was Attacked in Israel in 1953 (New York Times)
When Jascha Heifetz Was Attacked in Israel in 1953 (New York Times)
The Essential Patricia Highsmith (New York Times)
The Essential Patricia Highsmith (New York Times)
Essay on Bob Newhart, Comedy, and Dads (Still Alive Mag)
Essay on Bob Newhart, Comedy, and Dads (Still Alive Mag)
Atlantic article on Truman Capote
Atlantic article on Truman Capote
Watch Sarah in the CBC News documentary BIG True Crime
Watch Sarah in the CBC News documentary BIG True Crime
Read the 2020 National Magazine Award Finalist for Reporting feature "Before, and After the Jogger"
Read the 2020 National Magazine Award Finalist for Reporting feature "Before, and After the Jogger"
Nonfiction Reviews for AirMail
Nonfiction Reviews for AirMail
Listen to Sarah's appearance on the "Know Your Enemy" podcast
Listen to Sarah's appearance on the "Know Your Enemy" podcast
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CrimeReads features
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