We all have secrets. . . Secrets are a part of our lives and the lives of literature’s great characters. But spies operate in a more complex world of secrets—things they hide from family, from friends, and from themselves. I found the double lives of spies as a compelling premise to explore.” And...
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Estimated reading time: 5 minutes When we read science fiction set in the near future, we expect three things above all. A reasonably advanced version of current technology. A plausible extrapolation of today’s political and economic trends. And a credible picture of the world after climate...
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Throughout the 300,000-year history of humankind, people have moved about the Earth as individuals, in families, and sometimes in massive numbers. The immigration crises now facing Europe and North America are symptoms of this reality. And they will only grow more severe as climate change drives...
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Watching Elon Musk unravel is not a pretty sight. And it seems to have become more common since he purchased Twitter last year. But that’s only because most of the time before then he erupted behind the scenes, reaming out employees at Tesla, SpaceX, or one of his several other companies....
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By my count, Mick Herron has written a total of eleven books in the Slough House series since the first, Slow Horses, appeared in 2010. (Three are novellas and not always included in the list.) His latest, a funny new spy novel called The Secret Hours, is a standalone work, but only nominally so....
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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.
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.