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Seeing Vs Observing – What A Diarist Can Learn From Sherlock Holmes
40+ min ago (1767+ words) I remember. It was an evening in late spring, 1989. A few minutes later, the gate bell rang again. Instead of waiting for the peon, Professor Zafar rose and went to see who had arrived. He soon returned with Haleem Brohi,…...
First Queer Love, Gay Hookups, and Mother-Daughter Tensions Abound in Early Pandemic-Set ‘Unprecedented Times’
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (491+ words) At the opening of Malavika Kannan’s debut novel, Unprecedented Times, Rishi Kumar launches into her freshman year at Stanford with audacity and purpose. “I get to attend college for the main purposes of reading books and kissing girls,” our narrator…...
A novel of radical softness
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (654+ words) The Daily Star Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes Myanmar’s partial Rohingya repatriation plan: Another attempt to mislead Bangladesh? Can pink buses make travels safer for women? Is Bangladesh’s garment industry ready…...
20 Spicy Romance Books To Read Before Their Film Or TV Adaptations
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (830+ words) Be the first of your friends to know the swoony lore. Based on Ali Hazelwood’s novel of the same name, which in turn began as #Reylo fanfic, The Love Hypothesis follows the fake-dating scheme between grad student Olive and grumpy…...
New Devon crime novel takes readers back to 1994
4+ hour, 29+ min ago (592+ words) Exeter-born author John Eaton is taking readers on a hilarious and thrilling journey through Devon in 1994 with his debut comedy crime novel Murder at Cranborne Abbey. Published on September 7, the first Chipp and Pinn mystery transports readers to a world…...
Marissa Jo Cerar Developing 'Drowning In Paper Flowers' Novel For TV
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (465+ words) Marissa Jo Cerar Developing ‘Drowning In Paper Flowers’ Novel For TV With Jenna Bush Hager & Universal Deadline Services to share this page. EXCLUSIVE: Marissa Jo Cerar (Black Cake) is developing the E.L. Westbury novel Drowning in Paper Flowers for…...
A Gust from Another World | Geoffrey O’Brien
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (252+ words) August 20, 2026 issue A poster for the film The Search For Bridey Murphy, 1956 This article appeared in slightly different form in Critique (June–July 2025) as “L’hypnotiseur et la revenante: sur une autre tendance du noir.” More by Geoffrey O’Brien The best…...
Author’s new novel focuses on love of land, family and voices unheard
6+ hour, 16+ min ago (436+ words) Local author Renea Winchester, a lover of dirt, plants and hard work, found time to finish and publish an idea that has percolated in her soul for 15 years in her latest novel, “The Mountains Remember.” Her whole life, Winchester has…...
The Art of Getting Hammered by Joanna Wallace | Crime Fiction Lover
5+ hour, 18+ min ago (678+ words) Joanna Wallace’s debut novel, You’d Look Better as a Ghost, introduced one of the most delightfully unlikely protagonists in contemporary crime fiction: Claire, an artist, a grieving daughter and an unapologetic serial killer whose moral compass points in directions all…...
10 Titles to Look for at Saturday’s Philly Bookstore Crawl
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (538+ words) Some highlights from the local lit scene this season Some of these books are part of the crawl, some are just shopping recs. The annual Philly Bookstore Crawl —your self-guided tour of local bookshops returning this Saturday — is a good…...