Year: 2004

Politics today is such a dull affair. While that may not seem to be the case currently (with a hotly contested election, high levels of partisanship, and every ...

Let me interrupt the David Thayer show to give you an update on where things are and where they might be going around here. As I just noted, David has been doin...

THE WATCHER IN THE PINE is the third novel in Rebecca Pawel’s series set in Spain during, and immediately after, the Spanish Civil War. Carlos Tejada has marr...

Before I plunge into my review of Karin Slaughter’s new novel, I thought I’d exorcise a few demons about reviewing. A few months ago I tried an earl...

How could a mere 20th century novel (this book was written in 1996, published by Little, Brown and Company) capture Poe's brooding style, the grainy shadows of ...

The latest Boldtype issue is out and this one focuses on translation. There are some interesting books discussed so check it out. I was particularly intrigued b...