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11 Books About Art Heists That Are Almost as Thrilling as Raiding the Louvre

Obsessed with unsolved painting theft and the underbelly of the art world? Allow us to recommend your next read.

Marie Claire · Dec 5, 2025

Rumaan Alam: ‘Reading JD Salinger now is like running into that particular ex at a cafe’

The US author on his early love of Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, the genius of Judy Blume, and finding perfection in Agatha Christie and Gustave Flaubert

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2025

25 Books By LGBTQ+ Authors You Need to Add to Your Reading List

You won't be able to put down these moving memoirs and touching romances.

Marie Claire · Jul 10, 2025

The best new novels for autumn 2024, from Sally Rooney to Jonathan Coe and Haruki Murakami

The biggest names are back in a stellar season for fiction, with rip-roaring feminist horror, revenge tales, family sagas, spy romps and more. Here’s our essential guide

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2024

Leave The World Behind Ending Explained: The Ominous Conclusion, The Friends Significance And More

Let's delve into the ominous ending of Netflix's Leave the World Behind, talk out the Friends significance and more.

Cinemablend · Dec 16, 2023

The Ending of 'Leave the World Behind' Is Designed to Keep You Guessing

Does anyone else make it to the bunker??

Marie Claire · Dec 14, 2023

Leave the World Behind author explains film’s controversial ending

New Netflix thriller is based on Rumaan Alam’s 2020 novel of the same name

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023

Leave the World Behind hits No. 1 on Netflix — but audiences are trashing it on Rotten Tomatoes

This divisive post-apocalyptic film Leave the World Behind isn't wowing critics or audiences, but it's a top performer.

Tom’s Guide · Dec 13, 2023

Leave the World Behind author explains film’s controversial ending

New Netflix thriller is based on Rumaan Alam’s 2020 novel of the same name

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2023

Leave the World Behind director defends major differences between book and movie

Sam Esmail’s latest apocalyptic thriller features several changes from Rumaan Alam’s 2020 novel

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023