HeyJaredWrite or Die (Clea Simon)
A former journalist, Clea Simon is the Boston Globe-bestselling author of nearly 30 mysteries. She can be reached at www.cleasimon.com
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What we lost (opens the original)
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I covered this discussion at Harvard’s Institute of Politics for the Harvard Gazette. (You can watch a video of the panel here.) We didn’t even get onto how many allies we’ve alienated – I mean, Canada? Have you see “Come From Away”? Ah well…Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new po
Dog Days (opens the original)
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Yes, I write mysteries with cats in them. But this weekend, as the dog days of summer come to an end, I’m sharing my space with a crime fiction buddy, Neil Placky, whose latest dog mystery, Dog of Secrets, came out this month.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-3TQ!,f_auto,q_auto:go
Our fragile democracy (opens the original)
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Yes, I write mysteries. But I still do the occasional piece of journalism. So when the opportunity arose to interview Harvard history professor Jill Lepore about her new book, The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State, I jumped at it. In it, she looks back at how algorithms etc crept into our politics and asks what comes next.Her prose is clear and thrilling, but talking
Whiskers of immortality (opens the original)
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For my recent birthday, my husband gave me a beautiful pen. It’s Italian, I believe, and a kind of tortoiseshell-patterned acrylic that makes it a thing of beauty even when not in use.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1092" src="https://substackcdn.c
A disappointment (opens the original)
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I think I’m the only critic in the world who didn’t love Mason’s latest novel. It’s amusing, sure, but… (This originally ran on the Arts Fuse. Be a doll and go post a comment there!)Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input class="email-input" name="email" tabindex="-1" ty
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