Skip to content

Matthew Sullivan

  • Home
  • Books
  • Events
  • Other Writing
  • Bio
  • Contact

Essays

  • All
  • Articles
  • Essays
  • Interviews
  • Talks
  • October 19, 2026 Essays

    On Discovering the Dogs in the Nighttime, His Monthly Sherlock Holmes Group

    An essay about his monthly Sherlock Holmes group.

  • October 19, 2026 Essays

    Reimagining Place: Setting as Convergence

    An essay on setting in writing.

  • October 19, 2026 Essays

    Blood on the Prairie

    The origins of the “Hammerman” and the real crimes that were eventually solved.

  • October 19, 2026 Essays

    Two Decades of Reading Beside the Woman I Love

    Published in Lit Hub.

  • July 14, 2017 Essays

    How to Stop Breaking Up

    A personal essay about dating his wife while they were both booksellers.

© 2026 Matthew Sullivan