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    The Lady Chatterley's Lover Trial and the Infamous Question That Laid Bare the Hypocrisy of British Obscenity Law

    In 1960, Penguin was on trial for publishing a paperback edition of Lawrence's classic. The prosecution asked the jury to ponder a very revealing hypothetical.

    September 30, 2021  By Christopher Hilliard
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    The Lure of the Old Manor: Books in Which A House is Both Setting and Character

    "A house can embody the mood of a whole novel"

    September 30, 2021  By Kate Moretti
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    From Pen Stroke to Key Stroke: On Slander in Suspense

    Poisoned pen letters were a staple of Golden Age crime fiction. Now, writers are using new technologies continue the tradition.

    September 30, 2021  By Laura Griffin
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    The Forgotten History of the Far-Right, Pro-Nazi, Anti-Semitic "Christian Front"

    In the lead-up to WWII, a powerful organization of American Catholics worked to support Hitler and Nazi Germany.

    September 29, 2021  By Charles R. Gallagher
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    How a Book by an Ex-KGB Officer Upended Joseph Weisberg's World

    In 2004, the future creator of 'The Americans' was working for the CIA when he read a book by Victor Cherkashin and recognized himself in descriptions of the KGB workplace.

    September 29, 2021  By Joseph Weisberg
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    The Rise of Gothic Domestic

    A look at eight novels that twist our idea of home into something truly terrifying.

    September 29, 2021  By Darcy Coates
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    Do Bookless Libraries Signal The End of the Printed Word?

    A writer contemplates the new era of computers in libraries (instead of, well, books).

    September 29, 2021  By Dorothy St. James
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    Fancy Anders Goes To War: Exclusive Excerpt and Illustrations Preview!

    Check out Fay Dalton's gorgeous illustrations for the novella by Max Allan Collins.

    September 28, 2021  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    They've Seen the Future And They Don't Like It: The Year's Best Scifi Noir (So Far)

    8 New SciFi Noirs And Near-Future Dystopias That Portray a Bleak Future Modeled on a Harsh Present

    September 28, 2021  By Molly Odintz
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    How the CIA Actually Recruits an Agent to Spy on His Own Country

    Douglas London spent his career with the CIA. Here, he remembers the first agent he ever recruited overseas.

    September 28, 2021  By Douglas London
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