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Jackie Chen
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Jeffrey Deaver and Isabella Maldonado are Partners-in-Crime-Fiction: Boston Book Festival Mystery Keynote
Jeffrey Deaver and Isabella Maldonado gave the mystery keynote at the 2024 Boston Book Festival following their recent collaboration, "Fatal Intrusion."
‘Book and Dagger’ Review: How Readers Rewrote Espionage
In this powerful mid-20th century commentary, Graham shows how artists can produce both economic value and political power with world-altering effects.
More Than Bedtime Stories: Childhood Books Vignettes
Whether it’s a classic beloved by many or a more obscure work of children’s literature, these vignettes reflect on the power of a book to turn back the clock.
Embracing Inevitable Change: The Art of Art Conservation
The dynamic, ever-changing nature of art conservation is exemplified in the field’s rare usage of the term “restoration.”
Urban Hearth Review: The Price of Slowing Down and Savoring More
The restaurant’s core farm-to-table values are present in its minimalist and elegant atmosphere.
Artist Profile: Katie Irish on Using Costuming to Bring Humanity to ‘Manhunt’
Costume designer Katie Irish is the behind-the-scenes leader bringing the thrill of immersive and evocative dress to life in suspense media.
‘Masters of the Air’ Review: Smooth Takeoff, Shaky Landing
“Masters of the Air” illuminates the fierce loyalty, foolhardiness, and conquered fear that flight in B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers demands.
‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Season 1 Review: Calibrated, Calculated Lovers
“Mr. & Mrs. Smith” provides a raw glimpse — with a spy-fiction twist — into the challenges and rewards of letting a stranger not only into your life but into the role of your significant other.
