• Features

    On Cars, Characters, and Crime

    "Driving shapes identity. And in turn, it becomes a sign of our identity."

    June 17, 2021  By John McMahon
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    Bad Gays in Good Books

    "Shelves are only getting deeper. Books are only getting queerer. Characters are only getting realer."—P.J. Vernon

    June 16, 2021  By P. J. Vernon
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    Asian-American Spies Played Critical Roles in World War Two—They Were Also Under Constant Suspicion

    A new study of three men and a tangled web of subversion, sabotage, and challenged loyalty.

    June 16, 2021  By Brian Masaru Hayashi
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    Godmothers Are the Original Gangsters

    Mario Puzo Could Never Have Written The Godfather Without the Ruthless Advice of His Mother

    June 16, 2021  By Camille Aubray
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    Doubles and Second Selves: A Twisted Literary Tradition

    Once you start looking, you find doubles just about everywhere.

    June 16, 2021  By Emily Beyda
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    Jonathan Lee on the Man Who Built New York City ... Only to Disappear Into It

    A new novel explores the mysterious legacy of Andrew Haswell Green, the Father of Greater New York, who built Central Park and the New York Public Library, then all but disappeared into history.

    June 15, 2021  By Dwyer Murphy
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    On Black Lives Matter,
    1990s Los Angeles,
    and the Weight of History

    In writing a book about police brutality in 1990s LA, I found a place to express my emotions about the death of George Floyd.

    June 15, 2021  By Noel Obiora
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    “They Wanted Something for Nothing”: The Many Cons of the Yellow Kid

    He was America's "greatest con man," self-proclaimed and widely celebrated. But what was the real story of Joseph Weil?

    June 15, 2021  By Dean Jobb
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    Writing About Life in Appalachia, Chris Offutt Felt He Was Always a Crime Novelist

    A long literary journey, starting with a bookmobile in the hills.

    June 15, 2021  By Chris Offutt
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    The Gothic Elegance of Venice in Winter

    Christine Mangan on the power of setting and the strange allure of off-season Venice.

    June 15, 2021  By Christine Mangan
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