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    Femi Kayode Considers Groups, Belief Systems, and the Village of Readers

    Femi Kayode Considers Groups, Belief Systems, and the Village of Readers

    "I believe fiction can change the world by illustrating the danger of allowing mass think to overtake our individual decision making."

    By Femi Kayode | December 5, 2023

    Crime and the City: Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight

    Crime and the City: Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight

    Exploring the crime fiction of a rough and tumble Navy town and the nearby island retreat.

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    60 Years of 'The Spy Who Came in From the Cold'

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    By Paul Vidich | December 1, 2023

    Beyond <em>Treasure Island</em>: A Brief Introduction to Pirates in Fiction

    Beyond Treasure Island: A Brief Introduction to Pirates in Fiction

    "They sack and pillage and raid and are captured and hanged and gibbeted, and maybe some of it’s fictional… but some of it isn’t."

    By Katherine Howe | November 30, 2023

    Parties Gone Wrong: A Beloved Trope in Crime Fiction

    Parties Gone Wrong: A Beloved Trope in Crime Fiction

    "There’s not a gathering in thrillers that doesn’t end up in total and utter carnage"

    By Harriet Tyce | November 30, 2023

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