Thrillers Spiked With Terror, Dread and Melancholy
These books come in several shades of fear. Two are about missing women and the sisters desperate to find them, […]
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BEYOND THE WALL: A History of East Germany, by Katja Hoyer Only one place in the former Soviet bloc has […]
Read moreIn Chile, a Quest for Truth Driven by Survivor’s Guilt
THE SUICIDE MUSEUM, by Ariel Dorfman On Sept. 11, 1973, President Salvador Allende of Chile died inside the national palace […]
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Ragnar Jonasson has long been one of Iceland’s commercial successes, selling more than 3 million copies of his crime novels […]
Read moreLost in translation: one Brit's journey in Japan
Lost in translation: one Brit’s journey in Japan Chris Broad is an established YouTuber in Japan, posting videos about the […]
Read moreOne Piece fans terrified Netflix live-action show censors Sanji’s chain-smoking
One Piece final trailer Among the main Straw Hat Pirates crew in One Piece is the ship’s cook Vinsmoke Sanji. […]
Read more16 Books to Read in September
Do You Remember Being Born?, by Sean Michaels What are the dangers — and opportunities — of artificial intelligence? This […]
Read moreOne Piece author Oda leaves Netflix Luffy star in tears during rare interview
One Piece: Iñaki Godoy stars in the trailer for Netflix series He’s the 10th best-selling fiction author in the history […]
Read moreJill Lepore Revisits American Myths With an Eye to the Present
THE DEADLINE: Essays, by Jill Lepore In 1636, at the height of the Dutch economic hysteria known as Tulipomania, John […]
Read moreMr. and Mrs. Orwell
ORWELL: The New Life, by D.J. Taylor WIFEDOM: Mrs. Orwell’s Invisible Life, by Anna Funder It was a rainy day […]
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