Short Takes

Brief observations about books—IKE’s and others—with occasional commentary on the world around me.

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The Victim

P.D. James takes us inside the mind of a murderer in this story from 1973.

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Brown Morning

A parable of the rise of fascism and how easily people give up their rights.

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Blurbs

Simon & Schuster publisher Sean Manning has decided to no longer require authors to obtain blurbs for their books.

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