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April 22, 2026

Interviews

Two Eras: A Conversation with Delgado and Dovalpage

Anjanette Delgado (Santurce, 1967) writes about sexile, uprootedness, and social justice. Winner of an Emmy Award for her human-interest journalism, she is the author of the novels The Heartbreak Pill (Atria, 2008) and The Clairvoyant of Calle Ocho (Penguin Random House, [...]
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WHEN FICTION STARTS TO FEEL TOO REAL

by Avanti Centrae I never want to see the nightmares that my antagonists dream come true. Lately, real-world headlines have been echoing scenes straight out of my latest thriller — the one featuring Bijan “Renoir” [...]
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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 with Brad Taylor

1. Shadow Strike feels ripped from the headlines. When you’re writing about Iran’s proxy warfare, how do you decide what’s plausible enough for fiction versus what crosses into classified or speculative territory? Honestly, the real world continues [...]
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BEGINNINGS, MIDDLES AND AFTERLIVES

by Patrick Hoffman, author of FRIENDS HELPING FRIENDS I started writing Friends Helping Friends without knowing anything about it. No plot, no outline, no end goal. I’d been suffering through six months of depression after a novel I’d been working on had died on [...]

WHEN FICTION STARTS TO FEEL TOO REAL

April 20, 2026 0

by Avanti Centrae I never want to see the nightmares that my antagonists dream come true. Lately, real-world headlines have been echoing scenes straight out of my latest thriller — the one featuring Bijan “Renoir” […]

What’s the point of spy novels?

April 4, 2026 0

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 […]

Interview with Brad Taylor

March 19, 2026 0

1. Shadow Strike feels ripped from the headlines. When you’re writing about Iran’s proxy warfare, how do you decide what’s plausible enough for fiction versus what crosses into classified or speculative territory? Honestly, the real world continues […]

Two Eras: A Conversation with Delgado and Dovalpage

April 20, 2026 0

Anjanette Delgado (Santurce, 1967) writes about sexile, uprootedness, and social justice. Winner of an Emmy Award for her human-interest journalism, she is the author of the novels The Heartbreak Pill (Atria, 2008) and The Clairvoyant of Calle Ocho (Penguin Random House, [...]
Exclusive with Dr. Eleanor Johnson

October 15, 2025 0

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 [...]
An Interview with William Boyd on The Predicament

September 9, 2025 0

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 [...]

The Top Ten Nostalgic Films Featuring Dogs

June 5, 2024 0

Choosing my favorite films featuring dogs and putting them in order was difficult. My advice is to rewatch them all. […]
Book Review: Something to Die For (Ryan Drake, Book 9), by Will Jordan

October 19, 2021 0

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)

June 4, 2020 0

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 [...]