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Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II by Elyse Graham
Book and Dagger review: shocking true story of heroic librarian spies

When we picture World War II spies, we imagine tuxedos and pistols, not catalog cards and microfilm cameras. Book and…

The Silver Book by Olivia Laing review
The Silver Book by Olivia Laing is a Flawed Yet Fierce, Unmissable Fiction

The problem The Silver Book solves: How do you live, make art, and love freely when fascism, homophobia and spectacle…

The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel
The Art Thief Michael Finkel: Shocking True Crime Masterpiece Review

The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession shows how one manโ€™s passion for beauty…

Don't Believe Everything You Think summary: painful myths, bold peace
Don’t Believe Everything You Think analysis: pain, calm freedom

Most of us donโ€™t need more thoughtsโ€”we need relief from the ones already screaming in our heads. Donโ€™t Believe Everything…

Buckeye by Patrick Ryan review
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan review: haunting, healing small-town drama

In Buckeye by Patrick Ryan, the glossy postcard myth of small-town America is quietly ripped open to show how one…

The Christmas Stranger
The Christmas Stranger by Richard Paul Evans is Heartbreaking Yet Uplifting

Every December, millions of people quietly dread Christmas because loss has emptied the chair at the table, and The Christmas…

ENTERTAINMENT

Lord of the Rings review 2025

Ignore the Hypeโ€”Hereโ€™s Why Lord…

The Lord of the Rings trilogy, directed by Peter Jackson, is not just a cinematic achievementโ€”it’s an emotional, captivating journey…

The Wicker Man Is a Masterpiece That Gave Rise to Paganism

Why The Wicker Man Is…

Robin Hardyโ€™s The Wicker Man (1973) stands as one of the most haunting and intellectually provocative horror films ever made.…

The Second Time Around (1961)

The Second Time Around (1961):…

The Second Time Around (1961) is a charming Western romantic comedy starring Debbie Reynolds as Lucretia Rogers, a recently widowed…