• New Nonfiction

    Elyse Graham on the Librarian Spies of World War Two

    In her new book, Graham chronicles the exploits of librarians and academics who revolutionized intelligence work during WWII.

    September 25, 2024  By Morgan Leigh Davies
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    How Patricia Highsmith, Shirley Jackson, and Leigh Brackett Defined a Strand of Midcentury American Literature

    The three women, whose work is rarely read together, approached genre writing in ways that are still influencing writers today.

    September 25, 2024  By Ashley Lawson
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    Andrew Bridge on Why He Fights for Kids in Foster Care

    Bridge's long journey took him from a holding facility for foster children in Los Angeles to Harvard Law School to a courtroom representing the kids of Eufaula.

    September 23, 2024  By Andrew Bridge
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    Married to the Mob: When the Mafia Infiltrated and Shook Down Hollywood Unions

    "When the studios had actual problems with the unions, they used mob muscle to squash it."

    September 13, 2024  By Michael Benson and Craig Singer
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    How the Detectives of Scotland Yard Solved Their First Big Case

    In the summer of 1842, the 'Bermondsey Horror' kept London transfixed, as the newly formed detective squad launched an investigation.

    September 6, 2024  By Simon Read
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    The Birth of Britain's "Commando" Units

    After the Dunkirk evacuation, the British military needed a new approach. Its resident wizard was called to devise a scheme.

    September 5, 2024  By Robert Hutton
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    Orlando Whitfield on Art, Fraud, and Unwittingly Going into Business with a Talented Con Man

    Whitfield's new book, 'All That Glitters' tells the inside story of Inigo Philbrick's rise and fall.

    August 19, 2024  By Kevin Canfield
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    The Craggy, Wind-Swept Crime Fiction of Wales

    Martin Edwards celebrates the macabre and suspenseful tales informed by the eerie landscapes and gothic settings of Cymru

    August 16, 2024  By Martin Edwards
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    Uncovering One of the Biggest (and Strangest) Frauds in Mississippi History

    State auditor Shad White found himself at the epicenter of an investigation into a shocking theft. Then things got weird...

    August 13, 2024  By Shad White
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    How McDonald's Found Out Its Wildly Popular Monopoly Game Was a Fraud

    America's favorite marketing game was about to come crashing down.

    August 12, 2024  By James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte
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