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“The Last Great Crime Novel of 1975?: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino” (by Kevin Mims)

Posted on August 4, 2021 by somethingisgoingtohappen

In a follow-on to his March 10 post for this site entitled “The Greatest Year in the History of Crime Fiction” (1975),  essayist and short story writer Kevin Mims reviews one of 2021’s new books as if it were a … Continue reading →

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“Forgotten Women” (by Kevin Mims)

Posted on July 8, 2020 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began keeping us inside, readers have been seeking alternatives to in-store browsing for their literary needs. Essayist, short-story writer, and prolific reader Kevin Mims (who has written for this blog many times on the subject of … Continue reading →

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“Predicting a Pandemic” (by Kevin Mims)

Posted on June 10, 2020 by somethingisgoingtohappen

Last week on this site I expressed the opinion that most readers are not yet ready to read stories about COVID-19 for entertainment. But as Kevin Mims notes in the following essay, a number of publications, including the New York … Continue reading →

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“Mary Higgins Clark and the Debut Authoresses of A Certain Age” (by Kevin Mims)

Posted on February 26, 2020 by somethingisgoingtohappen

At the end of January, readers and fans received the news that Mary Higgins Clark had died at the age of ninety-two. Along with her status as best-selling author, Clark was counted as a teacher and inspirational figure to many … Continue reading →

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