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1 month ago | 
movieguide.org | Jonathan Wright |Morgan Kohan |Chad Murray |Tom Jackson
SULLIVAN’s CROSSING is a Canadian drama romance based on the book series of the same name by Robyn Carr and produced by the CW. Episode 1 of Season 3, “New Beginnings,” finds former neurosurgeon Maggie struggling to recover from profound personal loss. After her father, Sully, nearly died in a diner fire, Maggie suffered a miscarriage. Though time has passed, Maggie’s strained relationship with her boyfriend, Cal, proves that it hasn’t healed her emotional wounds.
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
thequietus.com | Luke Turner |Jonathan Wright
Subscriber article Toronto, the actor and wit Peter Ustinov once observed, “is a kind of New York operated by the Swiss”. Considering Ustinov spent quite a bit of time in the city, we should probably read this as an affectionate putdown, but no less true for all that. It may be a multicultural metropolis, but Ontario’s capital has a stolid quality. Had I known about this quip in 1988, when I moved to Toronto having barely been out of Britain, it would have both reassured and worried me....
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
destructoid.com | Jonathan Wright
There are two types of book readers in the world. Those who have not read Cormac McCarthy and think of literature as an escape from the brutal realities of life, and those who’ve read Cormac McCarthy, and are now haunted for the rest of their lives. McCarthy’s unique prose, often described as sparse and lyrical, combined with his natural aptitude for immersive worldbuilding and nuanced characterization, have turned him into one of the greatest novelists of all time.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
flipboard.com | Jonathan Wright
NowBooks by Alyssa Cole, Talia Hibbert and more offer heartwarming banter and plenty of heat. As far as I’m concerned, there is no bad time to read a cozy book, especially a cozy romance. But winter seems particularly perfect, doesn’t it? When it’s cold out, our bodies remind us that our ancient …
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Dec 21, 2024 | 
destructoid.com | Jonathan Wright
Some know him for his intricate magic systems. Others recognize him as an author reinventing the speculative genre with his unique touch. To us, however, Brandon Sanderson is simply one of this generation’s greatest storytellers.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
destructoid.com | Jeff Vander Meer |Jonathan Wright
It’s quite possible for psychological thrillers to leave you scared, jittery, and constantly looking over your shoulders, but there’s something about the knife-cutting tension underlying these stories that makes them utterly irresistible. From rural sociopaths with amnesia to strange, inexplicable phenomena occurring in a clandestine site, here are the best psychological thriller books you can get your hands on in 2024.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
destructoid.com | Jonathan Wright
With Dragon Age: The Veilguard just around the corner, now might be the time to revisit the world of Thedas and brush up on the ancient lore of the Chantry and the old gods that preceded it. If there’s one thing BioWare always does in the superlative, it’s worldbuilding.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
destructoid.com | Jonathan Wright
The Witcher is now a multimedia franchise consisting of an extremely popular and acclaimed video game series and a live-action television adaptation by Netflix, but the story of Geralt traces its roots back to more than three decades ago, and in book format, no less. Reading the books is a must if you’re a fan of The Witcher games. The Netflix show also doesn’t do any of the stories justice by a long stretch, so forget everything you’ve seen from the Henry Cavill-led ensemble so far.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
destructoid.com | Jonathan Wright
Is the endless catalog of recommendations on Kindle Unlimited giving you a headache too? Do you wish to know what some of the most well-read romance books on the platform are, without having to scroll down and read review after review to make a choice? In that case, we’ve got just the list you need. From mysterious libraries that hold the secret of the universe to the world of faeries and even modern Oakland, California, here are the best romance novels on Kindle Unlimited.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
destructoid.com | John Steinbeck |Harper Lee |Oscar Wilde |Jonathan Wright
As the conversation in literary circles moves more toward current trends in the so-called “BookTok” community, it’s becoming harder and harder to make a to-be-read list that includes great works from the classical catalog, or even more modern literature.
