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‘The Predicament’: Spying Holidays

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Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tale ‘Buckwheat’
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Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tale ‘Buckwheat’

A buckwheat plant learns the hard way to temper pride with humility.
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Children’s 2025 Holiday Books

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‘The Predicament’: Spying Holidays

‘The Predicament’: Spying Holidays

William Boyd’s novels are some of the best-written and most charming spy fiction today.
O. Henry’s Short Story ‘Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen’

O. Henry’s Short Story ‘Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen’

A man accepts Thanksgiving dinner from an older gentlemen which continues a tradition of kindness between the two friends.
‘Adventures in Auteurism’: Praise for Overlooked Filmmakers

‘Adventures in Auteurism’: Praise for Overlooked Filmmakers

Daniel Kremer highlights directors who created classics but never received critical adulation.
L.M. Montgomery’s ‘Aunt Susanna’s Thanksgiving Dinner’

L.M. Montgomery’s ‘Aunt Susanna’s Thanksgiving Dinner’

Even the best laid plans need a backup as two sisters discover in this short story.
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‘The American Gulag Chronicles: The Road to Freedom’

Author Tim Rivers offers a testament of truth for a nation at a crossroads in the third installment of this series.
Charlie Chan: A New Kind of Fictional Detective

Charlie Chan: A New Kind of Fictional Detective

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‘Jewish Worlds Illuminated': A Treasure Trove of Hebrew Manuscripts

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Over 100 works are displayed at Manhattan’s Grolier Club, the country’s oldest society of bibliophiles.
An In-Depth Look at the CIA’s Modern Method of Espionage

An In-Depth Look at the CIA’s Modern Method of Espionage

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Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tale ‘Buckwheat’

Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tale ‘Buckwheat’

A buckwheat plant learns the hard way to temper pride with humility.