Penny’s 19th installment in the beloved Gamache series is a particularly haunting and relevant mystery novel. Yael van der Wouden’s novel, shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize, is about ...

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Frank Sinatra and Janet Leigh in The Manchurian Candidate. Credit: A fascinating artifact based on a book by Gore Vidal, the acerbic novelist and social critic, from the capable Franklin Schaffner ...