Morning Coffee
How about some rad London street art that is not by Banksy to start your day.If you should find yourself in Oklahoma, perhaps you would like to check out the Woolaroc ranch? I certainly...
View ArticleListen to This!
In 1958 Ian Fleming and Raymond Chandler discussed each other’s writing in this BBC interview. Being seasoned wordsmiths on the subject, they discuss what makes a British thriller versus an American...
View ArticleTinker, Tailor, Novelist, Spy
It is not so surprising that so many writers have worked in intelligence. Writers create plots; spies uncover them. In a sense, all writers function like spies—observing the people around them,...
View ArticleThe Read Along #3: Megha Majumdar
For most people who work in writing or publishing, reading is a reasonable professional expectation. If you’re an editorial assistant, however, it’s basically your entire job. In this week’s Read...
View ArticleThis Week in Indie Bookstores
Monkey’s Paw in Toronto sells random books from a biblio-mat machine.A manhunt is on for a thief who stole two rare books in New York City.The last bookstore in Peshawar, Pakistan is closing.A Dallas,...
View ArticleWhat to Read When Your Country Is Invaded by Russians
The news this week revealed that newly appointed Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath to congress when he said he had no prior meetings with the Russian ambassador. Oops. This plus the...
View ArticleWhat to Read When You Are Surrounded by Spies
This week WikiLeaks revealed details of CIA hacking programs. Between that and the news that John le Carré is back with a new novel this fall, The Legacy of Spies, we felt that the book list most...
View ArticleAn Erasure of Distance: Traveling in Circles with Nathan Englander
Nathan Englander’s story “The Twenty-seventh Man” opens with Joseph Stalin, from his country house, signing the death warrants of twenty-seven men, twenty-six of whom are the most well-known Yiddish...
View ArticleWanted/Needed/Loved: Jill Sobule’s Favorite Spy Cars
One of my favorite little toys was a quirky little die-cast car: The 007 Aston Martin, Goldfinger edition. I think it first came out in ‘65. I got mine between second and third grade when we went to...
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