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I’ve been re-reading Russian lit and have been stunned by one universal theme

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Naomi

I didn’t say to myself one day, “I’m going to read my collection of Russian lit.” There was no such plan. Simply, I decided it was time to re-read Anna Karenina. I was uneasy about doing it, uneasy about the … Continue reading →

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There are coded messages buried in the books I’ve been reading

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Naomi

A few months ago, I re-read Frederick Forsyth‘s first novel, The Day of the Jackal. In the 1970’s, when I was working at Paramount Pictures, the galleys of the book were rocketing around the major film companies. Everybody wanted the … Continue reading →

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