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DVD Review: The Rivals Of Sherlock Holmes: Set 1
A charming reminder of how crime fiction on TV used to be.
Read More »Book Review: The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway
Nick Harkaway combines satire, wit, ninjas, war veterans and mime troupes in a first-rate debut novel.
Read More »Book Review: Inherent Vice By Thomas Pynchon
You couldn't ask for a better guide to the end of Sixties.
Read More »Book Review: The Invisible Mountain by Carolina De Robertis
You'll never think of history as boring and impersonal again.
Read More »Book Review: Marsbound by Joe Haldeman
With a new twist on an old science fiction theme, Marsbound is another fine book from one of the genre’s most original and thought-provoking writers.
Read More »Book Review: Beauty Salon by Mario Bellatin
Mexican author's novella is a minimalist, allegorical tale of a society facing a deadly plague.
Read More »Book Review: Pistonhead by Thomas A. Hauck
Author's 15 years as guitarist and songwriter gives realistic touch to a novel exploring a working rock musician's life.
Read More »Book Review: Bang the Keys: Four Steps to a Lifelong Writing Practice by Jill Dearman
Writers write, even when the biggest obstacle is simply getting started, or getting up once we’ve been knocked down.
Read More »Book Review: The Interrogation by J.M.G. Le Clézio
Abstract experimentalism of reissued English translation of 2008 Nobel Prize winner's debut novel leaves it unlikely to capture broad U.S. audience.
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