• Genres

    Why Some of the Best Thrillers Are Also Hilarious

    Unless you want your reader to be utterly terrified, "you've gotta do something to leaven the topic."

    June 10, 2022  By James Byrne
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    Missed Targets: Seven Attempted Assassination Thrillers

    "[W]hile [these titles] might take license with the details of history, they remained faithful to the important facts and the big ideas"

    June 10, 2022  By William Martin
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    How the CIA's Cuba Debacles Brought the Future Watergate Conspirators Together

    Jefferson Morley on the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs, the CIA's evolving plans in Cuba, and the people the Agency brought together.

    June 9, 2022  By Jefferson Morley
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    The Cold War Boudoir: Bugs, Wigs, and Wiretaps

    Caroline Woods on the dark underbelly of the legendary midcentury New York literary magazine set.

    June 9, 2022  By Caroline Woods
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    Monstrosity Is in the Eye of the Beholder

    "Monsters are our mirrors: in them, we see who we hope we are not, in order to understand who we are."

    June 9, 2022  By Ellen Datlow
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    Adi Alsaid: On Art and My Stupid Little Notebook

    "[W]e live in a uniquely rich world of art. And only about a third of it is Christmas rom-coms on Netflix."

    June 9, 2022  By Adi Alsaid
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    Cara Black and Tara Moss Talk Fiction and Fashion

    How does one dress for a chase sequence?

    June 8, 2022  By Cara Black and Tara Moss
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    When the House Talks Back: Environments that Transform into Full-Fledged Characters

    John David Mann on transformative settings

    June 8, 2022  By John David Mann
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    On Finding Allies In Fictional Authors

    Writing from the perspective of a made-up author can add the extra distance needed for an honest, critical outlook on society.

    June 8, 2022  By John Jantunen
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    The Mysterious Case of the CIA's Man in Moscow

    Alexander Ogorodnik was recruited in a Turkish bath in Bogotá, Colombia. Then, he was summoned back to Moscow.

    June 8, 2022  By Howard Blum
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