Ask the Expert: Sarah Weinman

Sarah Weinman and Steven W. Beattie

Ask the Expert: Sarah Weinman

Sarah Weinman and Steven W. Beattie

3:30pm

Saturday, June 4, 2022

Outdoor Stage, June 4 at 3:30pm ET

What makes a great true crime story? From the eerily familiar settings to the darkly mysterious psychology of a real-life killer, the true crime genre grips millions of readers, listeners and viewers worldwide. Don’t miss your chance to ask New York Times journalist and crime fiction expert, Sarah Weinman about all things true crime, and hear about the latest trends in the genre. This one-on-one conversation is highly recommended for new fans and longtime lovers of true crime alike.

Interviewer: Steven Beattie

Duration: 30 minutes

This event will be presented as part of the free, outdoor events at MOTIVE, taking place on the stage in the park and open to the general public.

Conversation

Outdoor Stage, June 4 at 3:30pm ET

What makes a great true crime story? From the eerily familiar settings to the darkly mysterious psychology of a real-life killer, the true crime genre grips millions of readers, listeners and viewers worldwide. Don’t miss your chance to ask New York Times journalist and crime fiction expert, Sarah Weinman about all things true crime, and hear about the latest trends in the genre. This one-on-one conversation is highly recommended for new fans and longtime lovers of true crime alike.

Interviewer: Steven Beattie

Duration: 30 minutes

This event will be presented as part of the free, outdoor events at MOTIVE, taking place on the stage in the park and open to the general public.

Conversation

Featured Authors

Sarah Weinman is the author of Scoundrel and The Real Lolita and the editor, most recently, of Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit & Obsession. She was a 2020 National Magazine Award finalist for reporting and a Calderwood Journalism Fellow at MacDowell, and her work has appeared in New York magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair and the Washington Post. Weinman writes the crime column for the New York Times Book Review and lives in New York City and Northampton, MA.

Read more about Sarah Weinman

Steven W. Beattie spent 12 and a half years as Review Editor at Quill & Quire, Canada's magazine of the publishing industry. His writing and criticism have appeared in The Globe and Mail,the Toronto Star, The Walrus, Canadian Notes & Queries and elsewhere. He maintains the literary website That Shakespearean Rag.

Read more about Steven W. Beattie

3:30pm

Saturday, June 4

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