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    The Backlist: Reading Kem Nunn's Seminal 'Surf Noir' with Jordan Harper

    Jordan Harper and Polly Stewart discuss 'Tapping the Source'

    May 8, 2026  By Polly Stewart

    Murky Murders: Shining a Light on the Facts of the Alex Murdaugh Case

    An excerpt from The Family Man by James Lasdun

    May 8, 2026  By James Lasdun

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