With Edgar Allan Poe turning 200 on January 19, 2009, publishers are paying tribute to him with anthologies that recognize his contribution to both the mystery and the horror genres. The Mystery ...

A mechanical marvel may have helped set Edgar Allan Poe on his life’s creative path. At the beginning of the 1770s, Wolfgang von Kempelen, a European inventor, premiered his newest creation: a robotic ...

The award celebrates the best mysteries across the fiction, nonfiction and television genres Mystery Writers of America announced the list of nominees for the 2025 Edgar Allan Poe Awards on Jan. 22, ...

1809 – On January 19, Edgar Poe is born in Boston, Massachusetts, to actors Elizabeth Arnold Poe and David Poe, Jr. 1811 – Poe’s father, David Poe, Jr., abandons his family and disappears. A few ...

Working on your summer mystery reading list? Explore winning authors and titles from this year’s prestigious Edgar Allan Poe Awards—considered the Oscars of mystery writing. In categories from Best ...