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This last week brought word of which books have been chosen as finalists for the 2026 Lambda Literary Awards, “celebrating outstanding LGBTQ+ voices in literature.” There are 26 categories of contenders, with five works vying ...

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Critiquing some of the most interesting recent crime, mystery, and thriller releases. Click on the individual covers to read more.


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Just a month after celebrating his 97th birthday, British spy novelist Len Deighton—author of The IPCRESS File, Funeral in Berlin, SS-GB, and other classics of the genre—died Sunday at his home on the island of Guernsey. No cause for his passing has yet been ...

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Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine has released its list of contenders for the 2026 Barry Awards, in four separate categories.

Best Mystery:
The Impossible Thing, by Belinda Bauer (Atlantic Monthly)
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