The Landscape of Canadian Women's Crime Fiction

Tag: stephen-sondheim

  • Colin Dexter’s Oxford and Nora Kelly’s Cambridge (by Way of Cryptic Crosswords)

    I’ve just ordered a niche item, Colin Dexter’s Cracking Cryptic Crosswords. The late detective novelist, who spent his early career teaching Classics, was also a famed creator of crossword puzzles of a type that British audiences appreciate far more than American ones. A recent New Yorker piece describes how Wordle creator Josh Wardle has created…

  • The Residence and The Last of Sheila

    I was in need of escapism this weekend, as I worked on a tricky MLA proposal, finished reviewing an article, co-hosted a baby shower, and drafted my taxes. The Guardian alerted me to the pleasures of a new 8-part Netflix series, The Residence, and this was a perfect antidote to a too-busy weekend. The premise…

  • “Let Me Entertain You”: Mystery Novels About Acting

    Starting with Sondheim, this morning. Others may wake, stretch, and repeat soothing words of affirmation. I wake, shake off the frissons of anxiety about workplace dreams (only recently) and then decide on a Sondheim lyric to get me through the day. I’ve been steeped in Stephen Sondheim’s work since I was about 12 and found…