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"If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination."

—"Supplementary Paper on Murder, Considered as One of the Fine Arts," Blackwood’s Magazine, November 1827, by Thomas De Quincey


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Jonny Quest: Drawn to Adventure

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Jonny Quest redirected the course of popular cartooning. It paved the way for every action, sci-fi, and mystery cartoon series that followed. And it was one of the coolest things on the tube.

Most Mysterious Moms and the Kids Who Write with Them

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  Mother-daughter and mother-son teams reflect on reading and writing together.

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An A to Z Killing Spree

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Author Donna Moore's ABCs of murder  

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