• Suspense

    Great Books That Are Secretly Science Fiction

    "This is science-fiction at its best, because lurking in the background is a conceit that changes everything."

    July 13, 2021  By Max Barry
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    In 1970s America, Bizarre TV Movie Thrillers Were All the Rage

    Terror, horror and noir: they came from the small screen...

    July 12, 2021  By Keith Roysdon
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    The Strange Story of Orson Welles' Lost Film, Mr. Arkadin

    The 1955 film was supposed to be Welles' masterpiece. Or maybe it was just a lark. Or a KGB-funded money laundering enterprise.

    July 9, 2021  By Craig Pittman
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    Amnesia in Literature and Film

    Unreliable narrators and mysteries of memory ratchet up the suspense in remarkable ways.

    July 9, 2021  By Liv Constantine
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    Charlotte Philby Remembers Her Paradoxical Grandfather, Kim Philby

    Why are people drawn to espionage fiction? For Philby, the answer has always been personal

    July 8, 2021  By Charlotte Philby
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    In True Crime, We Find a Deep, Elusive Connection

    The best true crime is an invitation to believe that our opinions and our empathy matter.

    July 8, 2021  By Jessica Chiarella
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    The Most Murdered Woman in the World

    How an early form of true crime set the stage for Paula Maxa, the original scream queen.

    July 7, 2021  By April Snellings
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    The Art of Rejection: How One Author Pushed Through 41 Rejections and Kept on Waiting for Life-Changing News

    To achieve her dream, T.J. Newman first had to cope with the bad news, again and again.

    July 6, 2021  By T.J. Newman
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    7 Coming-of-Age Mysteries That Capture "The Oddness of the Moment in Question"

    Will these protagonists succumb to the rigid spaces of adulthood, or rebel and find a path all their own?

    July 6, 2021  By Rachel Donohue
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    The Sequelae: A Mother's Trauma and the Discovery of a Forgotten Magdalen Refuge in Manhattan

    Carol Goodman found inspiration in her mother's New York story.

    July 5, 2021  By Carol Goodman
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