A Match Made in Heaven

Who would have thought that raw fish cooked with acidic lemon and lime juice would be one of the tastiest things on the planet? What’s crazier: That dish goes particularly well with fermented hops and barley. It’s an unlikely pairing, but after SuViche restaurant and Gravity Brewlab’s ceviche and beer…

Dexter‘s Final Season, Episode Four: Meet the Brain Surgeon

With episode four of Dexter’s final season, “Scar Tissue,” we return back to the infamous shipping container. Proving yet again that this eighth season will continue to parallel its first season, Harry Morgan and the shipping container anchor the plot throughout this episode. Last week, we left off with Dexter…

Gabriel Allon Spies Again

There’s no better way to spend your summer than on an adventure. This year, consider taking your imagination on a ride with New York Times best-selling author Daniel Silva. In his latest novel, The English Girl, Silva combines passion, politics, and spies. The English Girl is most certainly about an…

Dexter‘s Final Season, Episode Three: Finally, A Real Kill

Darkness. That’s all we see as episode three, “What’s Eating Dexter Morgan,” starts up — darkness, and baby Harrison calling out “daddy, daddy.” Dexter gets worried as he follows what looks like a blood trail to the bathroom, only to find Harrison has eaten an entire box of cherry popsicles…

The Master, North Korea, and a Pulitzer

Part of being an author is being able to transport readers to distant, fantastical lands even if, sometimes, those lands aren’t all that distant or fantastical. With his third novel, The Orphan Master’s Son, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Adam Johnson chose North Korea as the backdrop for his tale of love…