15 of the Best Mystery Books of All Time | Book Riot
BOOK RIOTby Andy Minshew17d ago
Mystery is a fascinating genre not only for the twisty and thrilling plots but for the discussions of human nature that are often at the heart of the story.
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top 52%Crushed review – Steve Oram is priestly lead in harrowing Bangkok-set child-abduction thriller
The Guardianby Phil Hoad17d ago
‘He’s American, a little bit overweight, sweaty, a little bit camp, creepy.” As far as descriptions of border-hopping paedophiles go, this seems a little on the nose.
The Latest 'Lanterns' Mystery Deepens With an Eye on Its Endgame
Gizmodoby Germain Lussier17d ago
One of the things that is both a blessing and a curse in any comic book adaptation is that when you kill a character, you can always come up with a way to bring them back.
Arthur Jafa’s Elegy to America
Hyperallergicby Hyperallergic17d ago
Arthur Jafa's recently opened survey at the New Museum is the largest exhibition of his work to date.
He mapped the learning brain. Then came the hard part | Psyche Portraits
Psycheby Nancy Averett17d ago
Stanislas Dehaene enters a small library inside the mansion that houses the French ministry of education.
Popular webtoons turned YA books
BOOK RIOTby Carolina Ciucci17d ago
Although I enjoy reading webtoons, I admit I enjoy them more when they’re in a physical book format.
The Cellmate Who Taught Me the Codes of Russian Prison
The New Yorkerby Evan Gershkovich17d ago
In the library of Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, my fellow-inmates and I could choose from great novelists such as Charlotte Brontë and Marcel Proust or existentialists such as Samuel Beckett and...
How Paweł Pawlikowski Learned to Film Europe’s Fractures
The New Yorkerby Anthony Lane17d ago
The first thing you notice about the film director Paweł Pawlikowski is that he looks like a movie star. This is an unusual state of affairs.
Briefly Noted Book Reviews
The New Yorkerby The New Yorker17d ago
The Radiance, by Ayad Akhtar (Summit). The narrator of this form-bending novel is a man who shares the author’s name and profession, and who, at the story’s outset, is the victim of a hit-and-run.
The Great American Adventure of Reading Doonesbury
The New Republicby Scott Bradfield17d ago
Across the last half-century or so, Doonesbury has been one of those rare institutions that could always be counted on—even while the political world it described seemed to be run by people who...
‘Oh gosh, that’s exciting’: rediscovered chalk drawing of child attributed to Manet
The Guardianby Dalya Alberge17d ago
A red chalk drawing of a crouching child, spotted in a private Italian collection, has been attributed by an art historian to the French modernist painter Édouard Manet.
Steven Spielberg's filmmaker daughter Destry marries real estate agent
Mail Onlineby Juliet Conway17d ago
Steven Spielberg's daughter Destry Allyn Spielberg has married Jake Herskowitz in a glamorous Hamptons wedding, just months after the couple announced their engagement.
This is the Realme 16 Pro 5G Harry Potter Edition
Latest from Android Centralby Harish Jonnalagadda17d ago
I always enjoy using limited-edition phones (who doesn't?), and I liked what Realme did last year with the 15 Pro Game of Thrones Limited Edition.
When Sunday Driving Bans Hit The Netherlands In 1973, People Rode Horses On The Highway - Jalopnik
Jalopnikby staff@jalopnik.com (Ryan Erik King)17d ago
When Sunday Driving Bans Hit The Netherlands In 1973, People Rode Horses On The Highway While the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has spiked prices at the pump, we have yet to reach the extremes seen...
Florence Pugh Speaks Out Over Cornell University Sexual Assault Case: ‘We Need Our Men to Be as Horrified and Sickened as Us’
Varietyby Alex Ritman17d ago
Florence Pugh has posted a lengthy statement on social media in response to a controversy that has erupted at Cornell University over an alleged sexual assault incident that took place two years...
A Journey to Antarctica in Photos: Remembering Ernest Shackleton’s Grand Expedition
Literary Hubby Alexandra Shackleton17d ago
A Journey to Antarctica in Photos: Remembering Ernest Shackleton’s Grand Expedition Alexandra Shackleton on the Enduring Legacy of Her Grandfather’s Voyage to the Southernmost Tip of the World...
The Real Story of the So-Called “Witches” of England
Literary Hubby Marion Gibson17d ago
The Real Story of the So-Called “Witches” of England Marion Gibson on the Deadly Moral Panic of 17th-Century Britain Although we can see many connections between our own lives and those of...
Angela Flournoy on Exploring Economic and Social Uncertainty in the Internet Age
Literary Hubby The Center for Fiction17d ago
Angela Flournoy on Exploring Economic and Social Uncertainty in the Internet Age The Author of The Wilderness in Conversation With Brit Bennett and Raven Leilani at The Center For Fiction Angela...
Why Ghosts Are Haunting Us in 2026 (For Real)
Literary Hubby Tara Badstubner17d ago
Why Ghosts Are Haunting Us in 2026 (For Real) Tara Badstubner on Our Fascination with the Spectral Realm Several years ago, when COVID was still a bruising force in our lives, scaring us spitless...
‘Should have garnered the actor an Oscar’: why Liar Liar is my feelgood movie
The Guardianby Rob LeDonne17d ago
To be completely honest, whenever anybody asks what my favorite movies are, my list has some typical standbys: Goodfellas and It’s a Wonderful Life among them.