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June 02, 2022

Theater Review: Straight Line Crazy

June 02, 2022/ Christopher Day
Theater Review: Straight Line Crazy

David Hare and Nicholas Hytner dramatize the controversial career of Robert Moses.

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June 02, 2022/ Christopher Day/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Straight Line Crazy, theater review, Nicholas Hytner, Ralph Fiennes, Christopher Day
June 01, 2022

After Steve by Tripp Mickle

June 01, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
After Steve by Tripp Mickle

A wonderfully readable book about Apple in the aftermath of Steve Jobs.

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June 01, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir
After Steve, Apple, Tripp Mickle, Steve Jobs, business history, Steve Donoghue, American business
May 31, 2022

Refugia Faith by Debra Rienstra

May 31, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Refugia Faith by Debra Rienstra

A call for Christians to take on the work of saving the world.

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May 31, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Religion
Refugia Faith, Debra Rienstra, Christianity, climate change, environmental science, Religion
May 30, 2022

Reprint: The Interrupted Journey by John Fuller

May 30, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Reprint: The Interrupted Journey by John Fuller

The classic UFO abduction account gets a neat little reprint.

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May 30, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir
The Interrupted Journey, John Fuller, Betty and Barney Hill, UFOs, Steve Donoghue, Biography
May 26, 2022

The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray

May 26, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray

A gaggle of Jane Austen characters get caught up in a country-house murder mystery.

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May 26, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Romance, Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
The Murder of Mr. Wickham, Claudia Gray, Jane Austen, mystery fiction, fiction, Historical Fiction, Regency Romance, Steve Donoghue
May 21, 2022

Theater Review: The Misfortune of the English and the End of the Night

May 21, 2022/ Christopher Day
Theater Review: The Misfortune of the English and the End of the Night

The horrors of Nazi Germany feature in two new London plays.

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May 21, 2022/ Christopher Day/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Theater review, Orange Tree Theatre, Oscar Toeman, Christopher Day, Alan Strachan, Park Theatre
May 19, 2022

Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

May 19, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

The new novel from the celebrated author of “Shuggie Bain.”

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May 19, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Literary Fiction
Young Mungo, Douglas Stuart, fiction, gay fiction, Steve Donoghue
May 13, 2022

The Man Who Understood Democracy by Olivier Zunz

May 13, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
The Man Who Understood Democracy by Olivier Zunz

A new biography of the author of “Democracy in America”.

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May 13, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
History, Politics & Economics
The Man Who Understood Democracy, Alexis De Tocqueville, American history, French History, Biography, Steve Donoghue
May 11, 2022

Nazi Billionaires by David De Jong

May 11, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Nazi Billionaires by David De Jong

A journalist divulges the Nazi past of many world-renowned Germany financial empires.

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May 11, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
History
Nazi Billionaires, World War II, Nazi Germany, finance, David De Jong, Porsche, history, Steve Donoghue
May 09, 2022

Theater Review: Henry IV

May 09, 2022/ Christopher Day
Theater Review: Henry IV

The Mary Wallace Theatre stages Parts I & II of Shakespeare’s Henry IV.

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May 09, 2022/ Christopher Day/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Mary Wallace Theatre, Henry IV, Shakespeare, Simon Bartlett, Debbie Campbell, Christopher Day
May 06, 2022

City on Fire by Don Winslow

May 06, 2022/ Alex Sorondo
City on Fire by Don Winslow

Don Winslow’s new novel features gang warfare in an endless Rhode Island winter.

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May 06, 2022/ Alex Sorondo/
Fiction-Crime & Thrillers
Don Winslow, crime fiction, Alex Sorondo
May 04, 2022

Theater Review: The Straw Chair

May 04, 2022/ Christopher Day
Theater Review: The Straw Chair

The intimate Finborough Theatre stages Sue Glover’s 1988 play.

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May 04, 2022/ Christopher Day/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Theater review, The Straw Chair, Polly Creed, Sue Glover, theater, Christopher Day
April 30, 2022

M: Son of the Century by Antonio Scurati

April 30, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
M: Son of the Century by Antonio Scurati

The bestselling Italian novel about Benito Mussolini gets a sterling English-language translation.

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April 30, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
History, Nonfiction Translations
M: Son of the Century, Antonio Scurati, Anne Milano Appel, fiction, historical fiction, literature in translation, Mussolini, Steve Donoghue
April 26, 2022

American Stutter: 2019-2021

April 26, 2022/ Chris Vaughan
American Stutter: 2019-2021

A series of urgent meditations on the era of Trump and COVID-19.

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April 26, 2022/ Chris Vaughan/
Politics & Economics, Society & Culture
American Stutter, Steve Erickson, American history, American culture, Chris Vaughan
April 23, 2022

The New Science of the Enchanted Universe by Marshall Sahlins

April 23, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
The New Science of the Enchanted Universe by Marshall Sahlins

A new book looks at the demon-haunted worlds of many human societies.

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April 23, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology
The New Science of the Enchanted Universe, Marshall Sahlins, anthropology, mysticism, Steve Donoghue
April 22, 2022

Theater Review: Scandaltown

April 22, 2022/ Christopher Day
Theater Review: Scandaltown

The Lyric Hammersmith stages Mike Bartlett’s scathing social comedy Scandaltown.

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April 22, 2022/ Christopher Day/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Theater review, comedy, Christopher Day
April 20, 2022

Stalking the Atomic City by Markiyan Kamysh

April 20, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Stalking the Atomic City by Markiyan Kamysh

A Ukrainian writer periodically vacations in the abandoned Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.

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April 20, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Nonfiction Translations
Markiyan Kamysh, Stalking the Atomic City, Hanna Leliv, Reilly Costigan-Humes, Chernobyl, Ukraine, Steve Donoghue
April 15, 2022

Theater Review: The Merchant of Venice

April 15, 2022/ Christopher Day
Theater Review: The Merchant of Venice

A new “Merchant of Venice” at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

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April 15, 2022/ Christopher Day/
Film & Theatre; Adaptations
The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare, theater, Christopher Day
April 13, 2022

The Presidency of Donald Trump, edited by Julian Zelizer

April 13, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
The Presidency of Donald Trump, edited by Julian Zelizer

A new anthology of historical essays attempts a deep-perspective look at Donald Trump’s first term.

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April 13, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Politics & Economics
The Presidency of Donald Trump: A First Historical Assessment, Julian Zelizer, Donald Trump, American politics, Steve Donoghue
April 12, 2022

The Universe by Paul Murdin

April 12, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
The Universe by Paul Murdin

A masterful new overview of life, the universe, and everything.

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April 12, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology
The Universe: A Biography, Paul Murdin, astronomy, astrophysics, Steve Donoghue
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