‘The Predicament’: Spying Holidays
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‘The Predicament’: Spying Holidays

William Boyd’s novels are some of the best-written and most charming spy fiction today.
Children’s 2025 Holiday Books
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Children’s 2025 Holiday Books

These picture books and easy chapter reads are sure to add anticipation and joy to the upcoming holidays.
‘Happy Semiquincentennial America!’: The Countdown Begins
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‘Happy Semiquincentennial America!’: The Countdown Begins

Author Jay Payleitner highlights what Americans have to celebrate on its 250th birthday.
‘Twice’: Bravery, Consequences, and Time Travel
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Adam H. Douglas

‘Twice’: Bravery, Consequences, and Time Travel

Mitch Albom proves that solid talent can turn a somewhat overused idea into one of the best novels of the year.
‘The Yosemite’: A Love Letter to Nature
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‘The Yosemite’: A Love Letter to Nature

Known for championing national parks and as co-founder of the Sierra Club, John Muir was also a prolific writer with a passion for poetic prose.

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‘The Long Shoe’: A Bouquet of Quirks
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‘The Long Shoe’: A Bouquet of Quirks

To win his girlfriend back, a hero agrees to spy on his neighbors in this wonderfully wacky tale.
‘The Predicament’: Spying Holidays
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Adam H. Douglas

‘The Predicament’: Spying Holidays

William Boyd’s novels are some of the best-written and most charming spy fiction today.
‘Adventures in Auteurism’: Praise for Overlooked Filmmakers
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Daniel Kremer highlights directors who created classics but never received critical adulation.
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Children’s 2025 Holiday Books
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‘The Restless Wave’: A Sailor’s Story
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‘The Restless Wave’: A Sailor’s Story

In his novel, Adm. James G. Stavridis enables us to glimpse a World War II sailor’s life and struggles.
An Insightful Medieval Study in Geopolitics That Still Resonates
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An Insightful Medieval Study in Geopolitics That Still Resonates

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