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  In Review

  The Space Between the Stars

  The Space Between the Stars offers symmetry between an enjoyable read and thought-provoking subject matter. Where it falls short of appealing to science fiction fans, it’s bound to ...

  On June 12, 2017 / By Nikita Ross
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  In Review

  In Review: Michael Chabon’s Moonglow

  Moonglow has unsurprisingly earned Michael Chabon the nomination in the fiction category of the National Book Critics Circle awards for 2016, alongside other celebrated authors such as Margaret ...

  On January 31, 2017 / By Nikita Ross
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  Film & TV

  Polish Literature Meets HBO’s Hit New Series Westworld

  Coming of Age Under Martial Law (named 2016 Outstanding Academic Title by CHOICE) is а fascinating, in-depth examination of some 30 Polish novels written by the ‘89ers, a ...

  On January 13, 2017 / By B.G. Reynolds
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  Fiction

  In Review: While you Were Sleeping

  The theme is like many we’ve seen in the psychological thriller genre of late. While You Were Sleeping follows the unprecedented success of similar books like Gone Girl ...

  On December 30, 2016 / By Nikita Ross
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  In Review

  The Unresolved Death of Edgar Allen Poe

  Few American writers capture the imagination more than Edgar Allen Poe (and few are better suited for Halloween). Boston born to two traveling actors who died early in ...

  On October 31, 2016 / By B.G. Reynolds
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  In Review

  Seduction, Love, and Betrayal in an Age of Magic and Torment

      On its surface Poison is a throaty, sensual story, in which Sarah Pinborough uses traditional aspects of the Snow White fairytale, adding as she goes along her own ...

  On October 13, 2016 / By B.G. Reynolds
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  Arts & Culture

  The Art of Appreciating the Moment: Erich Maria Remarque on Life, Love, and the Passage of Time

  GENEVA, Sept. 25—Erich Maria Remarque, the German-born author who attained world fame with his World War I novel “All Quiet on the Western Front,” died at noon today ...

  On September 25, 2016 / By Julieta Kaludova
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  In Review

  Voices from Chernobyl — Voices Worth Hearing

  I don’t know what I should talk about—about death or about love? Or are they the same? Which one should I talk about? We were newlyweds. We still ...

  On September 15, 2016 / By Julieta Kaludova