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Crime Capital of the World

under their cloaks, thieves became bolder. Parisians looking to protect their homes raced to buy handguns, making the city all the more unsafe. In response to the rising violence, the…

Contracts with the Devil

understand that dealing with gas companies entails a Faustian bargain: they are willing to accept inconvenience and noise, and a degree of environmental damage, in exchange for a financial windfall….

L.A. Dark

“You have to lose eventually so that someone else can win. Bitch and moan all you want, but that’s the first, and worst, rule of the universe.” These words—spoken by…

Mother Lode

Growing up, Kelly Corrigan relied on her dad’s unwavering enthusiasm but navigated an “adversarial but functional” way of being with her mother, who “looked at motherhood less as a joy…

Pushed to the Edge

…their breath—The Mime Order has already garnered considerable critical acclaim: Publishers Weekly called it “original and intriguing,” Kirkus Reviews praised its “propulsive” plot , and The Guardian was unequivocal: “There…

What Is Not Missing Is Light

…of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Originally from Nashville, she lives in Los Angeles where she writes for the Library Foundation of Los Angeles and is a features contributor to Kirkus Reviews….

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