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    Music History, Noir, and the Plot Against Hip Hop

    Music History, Noir, and the Plot Against Hip Hop

    Author, filmmaker, and music journalist Nelson George on the book-within-a-book that appears in all his novels.

    By Nelson George | August 20, 2020

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    Seven Novels That Use Weather to Enhance the Suspense

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    Kylie Schachte on Empathy, Vulnerability, and Teenage Girls as Natural Detectives

    Kylie Schachte on Empathy, Vulnerability, and Teenage Girls as Natural Detectives

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    What I Learned About Myself While Tallying The Body Count of Ozark's First Season

    What I Learned About Myself While Tallying The Body Count of Ozark's First Season

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    By David Thomson | August 19, 2020

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    Five Flawed Characters You’ll Learn to Appreciate

    Forget traditional rubrics of likability. Depth is much more interesting.

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    8 Children’s Mystery Novels That Are Enjoyable for All Ages

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