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A Boomer and His Books
The pop culture that Baby Boomers like myself were raised on.
By Kevin Mims · Launched 2 years ago
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WHAT IS A THRILLER?
One of the most difficult popular fiction genres to define with any precision is the “thriller.” Years ago in a book review (I can’t recall which one right now), John Updike wrote, “At some level, every novel aspires to be a thriller.” Or words to that effect. I think he meant…
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Book-Browsing In the Obituaries
On May 19, the New York Times carried an extended obituary of a Scottish novelist named Elspeth Barker. The following day, the Times ran an extended…
Kevin Mims
Jun 27
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COULDA, WOULDA, SHOULDA
I’ve argued before on this blog that 1975 was the greatest year in the history of crime/mystery fiction. Whenever I find myself in a good used-book…
Kevin Mims
Jun 24
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SHANE, HONDO, AND THE QUIET MAN: HOW AN IRISH SHORT STORY GAVE BIRTH TO HUNDREDS OF WESTERNS
This August brings us the seventieth anniversary of the release of John Ford’s classic 1952 film The Quiet Man, which starred John Wayne, Maureen…
Kevin Mims
Jun 10
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WHEN POP CULTURE TRIED TO FIGHT GUN VIOLENCE
It is often said that politics is downstream from culture. In the 1990s, various films (Philadelphia, Love! Valour! Compassion!, etc), and TV shows…
Kevin Mims
Jun 10
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THE 2021 MIMSIE AWARDS
The year 2021 was an odd one for me as a reader. Much of the reading I did was done in the service of some article I was writing. I’ve always wanted to…
Kevin Mims
Jan 10
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TOWER BOOKS
In 1994, at the age of 36, I found myself unemployed and in need of money. A downturn in the real-estate market had cost me my job in the…
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Nov 10, 2021
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IN PRAISE OF THOMAS TRYON'S HARVEST HOME
Legend has it that Otto Preminger was so abusive to Thomas Tryon, the star of Preminger’s film The Cardinal, that Tryon gave up acting after completing…
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Nov 10, 2021
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