Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Sixty thousand years ago our species began migrating out of Africa, and we've been on the move ever since. Today, war, climate change, criminal gangs, and rising expectations of a good life drive ever-larger numbers of people from...
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Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Early in 1964 two aging men lie dead of gunshots in the back. They're sprawled on the pavement in an alley in a seedy uptown neighborhood. One is J. Edgar Hoover, the legendary Director of the FBI. The other is Assistant Director...
MYSTERIES & THRILLERS
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Sara Paretsky was a pioneer in portraying women in detective fiction as strong and capable. In 1982, when she published Indemnity Only, the first of the V. I. Warshawski novels, her feisty protagonist was a revelation to many readers....
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Estimated reading time: 6 minutes When we study American history in high school or college, we learn that Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from the French and James Polk launched the Mexican-American War. But what we don't often learn about are the...
Commentaries
Over the past fourteen years, since I began posting book reviews, I’ve read and reviewed more than 450 mysteries and thrillers. A fair number are set in Asia, principally (but not exclusively) in India or China. Some, of course, are standalone efforts. But most are...
Over the past decade, I’ve read and reviewed more than 150 espionage novels (not counting a great many more I never finished). My 15 favorites—well, make that 16: I couldn't choose—are listed immediately below. Though my preliminary list included multiple titles by...
What can history teach us? We know, of course, that history doesn't repeat itself, at least never exactly. But some, perhaps nearly all, of the most successful leaders of the past were ardent students of history. Surely, they learned something from their predecessors,...
In the 19th century, as the nations of Europe rushed to grab ever-larger expanses of territory there, Africa was known as the Dark Continent. That label is still apt, but not for the same reason. Everywhere else—Europe, Asia, the Americas—understanding of Africa and...
If you've been reading my reviews for very long, you're aware that the World War II era holds special fascination for me. This might have something to do with the fact that I was born then—in fact, about six months before the USA entered the war. Or maybe it's just...
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The Weekly includes summaries and links to all the previous week’s three to five book reviews, including some that don’t appear in any of the other newsletters.
Science Fiction Monday includes my latest SF book review, with links to other science fiction content.
Mysteries & Thrillers Tuesday includes my latest mystery and thriller book review, with links to other science fiction content.
Nonfiction Wednesday includes my latest nonfiction book review, with links to other nonfiction content.
The Weekly includes summaries and links to all the previous week’s three to five book reviews, including some that don’t appear in any of the other newsletters.