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Painting by artist Carole Bremaud

Historical Crime Fiction: Writing the Lives of the Erased

By Lyndsay Faye

August 30, 2014

You only live once. Right? Chances are, unless you believe in reincarnation and are also peculiarly in touch with your past lives on this harsh and often beautiful planet, then your experience will be confined to one existence (never discounting the kindly tips you’ll pick up from friends and strangers). Perhaps you are a 32-year…

Agatha Christie in her library.

Why Read Agatha Christie Today?

By James Polchin

May 21, 2011

Why read Agatha Christie murder mysteries today?  Christie remains one of the most read authors of all time, but this is the question that struck me when I read Joan Acocella’s essay “Queen of Crime” in The New Yorker. An article at the author's website spotlighted how high-schoolers in South Africa recently performed and celebrated…

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