• New Nonfiction

    The Strange Story of Mexico's First Narco, the Drug Panic He Helped Incite, and the Revolution to Come

    In 1908, José del Moral and his stash of marijuana cigarettes were public enemy number one, and it all had to do with the classes who were smoking the herb.

    August 10, 2021  By Benjamin T. Smith
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    A Brief History of Cognac's POLAR Festival

    Since 1996, the city of Cognac has celebrated the art of the thriller with a convention that draws fans and authors from all over.

    August 9, 2021  By Bernard Bec
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    Suicide, Despair, Lunacy, and Hysteria (and Surprisingly Little Murder) Among WASPS

    New England elites were, by the end of the 19th century, feeling supplanted, useless, and wracked by melancholy.

    August 5, 2021  By Michael Knox Beran
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    Sophie Hannah on the Literary Side of Agatha Christie: "Her style is not simplistic but, rather, beautifully simple."

    Agatha Christie wasn't just an ingenious plotter and entertainer. She was a great writer. Full stop.

    August 4, 2021  By Sophie Hannah
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    Life Inside West Virginia's "Quiet Zone"—Where Cell Phones and WiFi Are Banned and Electrosensitive Pilgrims Commune with Silence

    If you think the town sounds like Twin Peaks, you're not the only one.

    August 4, 2021  By Stephen Kurczy
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    Ian Fleming's War and the Real-Life Operation Golden Eye

    Fleming's wartime service in Gibraltar provided much fodder for his later writing (and inspiration for his gadgets).

    August 2, 2021  By Mark Simmons
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    Elizabeth Gilpin: The Brutal Survival Summer Camp That Nearly Killed Me

    "Programs like mine that operated from the most remote and unchecked places in the country. Where no one was watching and tragic things happened all the time."

    July 23, 2021  By Elizabeth Gilpin
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    Defections and Detections: How a Sprawling Soviet Atomic Spy Network Was First Exposed

    In postwar America, Soviet spies were busy gathering up atomic secrets. A series of defections soon threw the network into chaos.

    July 20, 2021  By Ann Hagedorn
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    The Story of 18th Century England's Booming Graverobbing Industry, and the Man Who Inspired 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'

    John Hunter was one of the era's foremost anatomists and surgeons. He was also the premier customer for stolen bodies.

    July 20, 2021  By Sam Kean
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    Thomas Gilbert and the Murder That Brought Down One of New York's Most Privileged Families

    A dispute over a son's allowance led one elite family to murder.

    July 20, 2021  By John Glatt
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