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What’s the point of spy novels?
By James Wolff It’s an oft-repeated line that people read spy novels in order to make sense of the world. Who could blame anyone for wanting a little help? The world we live in is [...]
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Interview by Sarah Cassell ABOUT THE BOOK: In May 2022, Columbia University’s Dr. Eleanor Johnson watched with her students as the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade. At the same time, her class was studying [...] -
In his latest novel The Predicament, William Boyd returns to the Cold War with the reluctant spy Gabriel Dax. Moving from the streets of Guatemala to Berlin, Boyd blends history, espionage, and the human condition [...] -
Janice Hallett, hailed as “the new queen of crime” (Electric Literature), returns with a fresh, edge-of-your-seat mystery set during a pub’s weekly trivia night. Told through quiz categories, phone messages, and email correspondence, this ingenious [...]
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Choosing my favorite films featuring dogs and putting them in order was difficult. My advice is to rewatch them all. […]
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In Something to Die For, Will Jordan demonstrates two important yet sadly, rare attributes. First, he illustrates that he has deep love and enthusiasm for the genre in which he writes. Second, he understands what works [...] -
DVD Review: Monk: The Complete Series (2020 Rerelease) Critics and pundits love to bandy the word “relevant” around certain creative works, arguing that because of its topic, themes, or political agenda, a certain book or movie [...]
