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Top Secret Plan B: Len Deighton, Action Cooking, and the Spy Novel Multiverse
“I think the reason working-class people don’t write books is because they are encouraged to believe that only certain people are permitted to write books.” -Len Deighton
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The Spy Who Read Me: My Goldfinger Reader’s Guide
With one key plot difference, the 1964 Goldfinger film adaptation follows the novel fairly closely.
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The Movies We Shouldn’t Love, Part 3: An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Is An Officer and a Gentleman a testament to Buddhist dissolution of self, or a judgment that only conformists deserve a seat at the table?
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Uncertain Grace: Revisiting Les Miserables
The time has come for a second and more careful reading.
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Top Ten Reads of 2025
In our self-inflicted end times, we need powerful stories more than ever.
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