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Jan
13
The covers for One Dark Window and Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig both feature a woman in a red cloak.

Episodes Monday Rundown Jan. 6-12 2025

8 min read
Jan
06
The two protagonists of Nickel Boys look up at their reflection, smiling as they look at themselves.

Episodes Monday Rundown: Jan. 1 - 5 2025

Speed Racer, Nickel Boys, and two of 2024's most acclaimed novels.
8 min read
Sep
11
The text "Lost Back to the Island" appears over a blue sky. A palm tree sits off to the side.

What we miss when we miss Lost

Lost changed how TV is made. But what about the show is missing from TV today?
15 min read
Aug
23
Eleanor's face looks deeply surprised as she points at Michael in the season one finale of The Good Place.

August mailbag

10 min read
Jul
24
A view of a person with long blonde hair sitting on a blanket and reading. We see them from above.

Does anybody KNOW themselves? REALLY?

Or: Why do I struggle with the concept of interiority so much?
6 min read
Jul
19
The dust jacket for the 25th anniversary edition of Little, Big, complete with art by Peter MIlton.

July mailbag

8 min read
Apr
10
It's the distracted boyfriend meme! A guy looks at a girl in red as his girlfriend (in blue) looks disgusted with him.

Romance and the infidelity trap

Should more romance novels involve cheating? I say yes!
8 min read
Oct
27
The covers for Alison Rumfitt's Tell Me I'm Worthless, Caitlin Starling's The Luminous Dead, and John Langan's The Fisherman.

5 scary books you might not have heard of

7 min read
Aug
30
Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) and Darcy (Matthew MacFadyen) softly embrace after declaring their love.

Class and the modern romance novel

Romance as a genre can't escape the long shadow of that hot rich guy Mr. Darcy. Should it?
8 min read
Mar
28
It's a perfectly adequate life

It's a perfectly adequate life

OR: On longing
9 min read