Get ready for the action and a fast-shifting setting. A CIA black site in Colorado. A sprawling cattle ranch in Oregon. A paleontology dig in northeastern Thailand. And a secret Chinese scientific laboratory underground in Yunnan Province. The book opens there in China as “Distant Rain...
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To understand how the American political system is unraveling, look no further than the state of Texas. Although Republicans had been making gains since John Tower won LBJ’s seat in the United States Senate in 1961, it wasn’t until 2003 that the Texas Republican Party gained undisputed...
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The editors of the New York Times are apt to regard it as the most influential newspaper in the world, and they’re probably right. Despite all the tumult in the business of disseminating the news since the advent of the World Wide Web, the Times now boasts 9.7 million subscribers. They...
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For most Americans and Europeans, the name Fiji conjures up images of golden beaches, lush jungle landscapes, and coconut palms waving in a gentle breeze. But until about a century ago, the island nation was the scene of one of the more distasteful practices of the British Empire. Then, tens of...
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Dystopian fiction too often aims to sketch out a possible future, taking one of two directions. Either exaggerating what’s gone bad. Or just casting out hints of the problems, allowing the reader to fill in the gaps on the canvas. The characters seem to exist merely to...
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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.