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An Odyssey Through Self-Harm and Out the Other Side Memoir writers, not unlike Blanche DuBois, depend upon the kindness of strangers. Although such writers…
keep readingAn Odyssey Through Self-Harm and Out the Other Side Memoir writers, not unlike Blanche DuBois, depend upon the kindness of strangers. Although such writers…
keep readingScottish novelist takes £3,000 award with book that judge Elly Griffith said ‘cements his place in the pantheon of great crime writers’ Chris Brookmyre’s…
keep readingA recently published book by Boston University historian Cathal Nolan, The Allure of Battle, argues that strategists, generals, and military historians have long placed…
keep readingIn ‘The Retreat of Western Liberalism,’ How Democracy Is Defeating Itself In his insightful and harrowing new book, Edward Luce, a columnist for The…
keep readingIt’s not just politicians who are getting older; satirists are, too. Near the end of this book PJ O’Rourke lets slip the startling revelation…
keep readingKeggie Carew’s father, Tom Carew, was once known as “Lawrence of Burma” and “the Mad Irishman,” and in her new book, Dadland, we find out why:…
keep readingBy Ann Levin, The Associated Press “A Really Big Lunch” (Grove), by Jim Harrison In 2004, Jim Harrison wrote an article for The New Yorker…
keep readingThis collection has an extraordinary origin story. Bandi, meaning “firefly”, is the pseudonym for a North Korean who has worked, and might still work, as part of the nation’s…
keep readingSEOUL, South Korea — It was a dog-eared manuscript, 743 pages bound in string. But for Do Hee-youn, an activist campaigning for human rights…
keep readingA rare piece of fiction from one of the world’s most repressive regimes reaches English speakers for the first time this week. The Accusation is…
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