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RIP: FREDERICK FORSYTH
The death, on Monday, of Frederick Forsyth brought to a close one of popular fiction’s greatest careers.
Jun 11
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RIP: FREDERICK FORSYTH
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THE EX – A NOVEL BY ALAFAIR BURKE
Some spoilers ahead.
Jun 9
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Kevin Mims
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THE EX – A NOVEL BY ALAFAIR BURKE
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THE BETTER SISTER AND OMEGA: MORE ABOUT COMPETENCE PORN
This post contains numerous spoilers for the TV series The Better Sister.
Jun 3
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Kevin Mims
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THE BETTER SISTER AND OMEGA: MORE ABOUT COMPETENCE PORN
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May 2025
AN OBSCURE THRILLER WORTHY OF ANOTHER LOOK
My morning walks generally take me past half a dozen of those Little Free Libraries that certain homeowners erect in their yards as a way of giving away…
May 28
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Kevin Mims
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AN OBSCURE THRILLER WORTHY OF ANOTHER LOOK
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A LEFT-WING ANTI-VAX NOVEL
Recently I wrote about Michael Palmer’s 2004 medical thriller, The Society, which has taken on new relevance since the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO…
May 22
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Kevin Mims
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A LEFT-WING ANTI-VAX NOVEL
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AMERICA’S EXCITINGEST POP-FICTION WRITER?
On April 1, 2021, journalist Derek Thompson published an essay in the Atlantic arguing that novelist and former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson…
May 7
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Kevin Mims
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AMERICA’S EXCITINGEST POP-FICTION WRITER?
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April 2025
MORE ABOUT MEDICAL THRILLERS
Around the beginning of every year, I usually set a few vague reading goals for myself and then, almost invariably, never fulfill them.
Apr 30
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Kevin Mims
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MORE ABOUT MEDICAL THRILLERS
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LITERARY COMPETENCE PORN
In a recent essay, New York Times TV critic James Poniewozik referred to the hit Max medical drama The Pitt as “competence porn” – i.e., TV for people…
Apr 18
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Kevin Mims
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LITERARY COMPETENCE PORN
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A MASTER OF THE MEDICAL THRILLER
A few weeks ago, in an essay on Dr.
Apr 7
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Kevin Mims
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A MASTER OF THE MEDICAL THRILLER
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March 2025
TODAY'S HOLLYWOOD IS ANYTHING BUT DECADENT
It has become commonplace these days to denigrate Hollywood for its reliance on reboots, remakes, sequels and spinoffs.
Mar 27
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Kevin Mims
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TODAY'S HOLLYWOOD IS ANYTHING BUT DECADENT
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ALL THE LITTLE PIECES: A REVIEW
On March 8, I published an essay about the crime fiction of Jilliane Hoffman, a former South Florida prosecutor who gave up the law in order to write…
Mar 20
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Kevin Mims
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ALL THE LITTLE PIECES: A REVIEW
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A NATIONAL LITERARY TREASURE WHO GETS LITTLE NOTICE THESE DAYS
See if you can guess which American fiction writer I’m thinking of:
Mar 19
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Kevin Mims
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A NATIONAL LITERARY TREASURE WHO GETS LITTLE NOTICE THESE DAYS
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