• Historical

    War Movies: An Essential Primer

    These films prove that every good war movie is an anti-war movie.

    September 6, 2022  By James R. Benn
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    What Dystopias Reveal About Us

    "What’s the name for a dystopia that is no longer imaginary?"

    August 31, 2022  By C. J. Carey
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    Hungry Like a Dog: James Ellroy Will Not Stop Being James Ellroy

    A conversation with the author (and now podcaster) who has no intention of pulling back his writing or his personality.

    August 26, 2022  By M.R. Allan
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    Mark Pryor On Writing a Novel Set During WWII-Era France To Honor His Family History

    "[T]he First and Second World Wars remain alive, not just in our imaginations but before our very eyes."

    August 26, 2022  By Mark Pryor
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    Why Is World War II Such A Popular Subject For Historical Fiction Right Now?

    Rhys Bowen on how certain eras go in and out of "marketability" despite their perennial popularity.

    August 5, 2022  By Rhys Bowen
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    One Night in Tehran, August 1953: The Law of Unintended Consequences

    Tom Bradby on lingering imperialism, the coup, and the moments that reverberated through history.

    August 4, 2022  By Tom Bradby
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    August, 1896: A Heat Wave Spawns a Crime Wave in Gilded Age New York

    "[V]iolent crimes such as murder and assaults spike in hot weather, and the hotter the weather the worse the crime..."

    July 27, 2022  By W. H. Flint
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    Anarchism: Beauty and Terror in the 1890s

    "Anarchism was born from the ugliness of industrialization"

    July 26, 2022  By Nev March
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    London and the Long, Dark shadow of Charles Dickens

    How do you write about a place that has been written about so much, and so famously?

    July 14, 2022  By Simon Toyne
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    Top Secret: The Allure of the Confidential File

    "A file stamped confidential will always be a temptation, an invitation to peek into lives and stories we’re not supposed to see..."

    July 12, 2022  By Anika Scott
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