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Emma Garman

Emma Garman is a book critic and essayist in London.

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Haunted

The Man Who Invented Vampires

One of the most famous literary gatherings ever is vividly brought to life in a new book about the man who invented the modern vampire and was spurned by Byron.

Emma Garman

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Under Siege

When India Failed

Under attack from a terror assault in Mumbia’s fanciest hotel on November 26, 2008, India failed to respond with speed, coordination, or proper investigation reports a thrilling new book about those terrifying days.

Emma Garman

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Double Agent

What the Spies Knew

A new book examines the often cozy, sometimes fraught relationship between British and American spies.

Emma Garman

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Tragic Wealth

The Johnson & Johnson Curse

Is there a hex on the heirs of the Johnson & Johnson company? By Emma Garman.

Emma Garman

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Most Likely To

Feminist Flagellant

<p>She’s widely mocked and reviled in the British press, but columnist and magazine editor Liz Jones is unstoppable, funny, and surprisingly poignant in her new memoir, <i>Girl Least Likely To</i>. Emma Garman on the perils of perfectionism.<br> </p>

Emma Garman

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License to Kill

WWII’s Most Glamorous Spy

Christine Granville was a Polish beauty queen who became one of Britain’s most valuable spies. Emma Garman on her tragic death.

Emma Garman

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The Friendly Skies

Those Were the Days

<p>Back in the 1960s at airports there were no scanners, body pat-downs or other security measures, but there were hijackers, hundreds of them. Emma Garman on <i>The Skies Belong to Us</i>, Brendan Koerner’s wild flight into those crazy days—and one couple’s ride from Los Angeles to Algeria.<br> </p>

Emma Garman

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The Secret

Lies of the Father

When he was 14, Scott Johnson’s father revealed he was a CIA operative, and so began a life-long journey to figure out his family’s secrets.

Emma Garman

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Ms. Manhattan

The Women Who Won WWII

Women who worked at ‘Site X’ in the Appalachians were kept in a surreal, Orwellian world. Emma Garman on a new book that tells their stories.

Emma Garman

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Stalked

Malice Without Cause

When novelist James Lasdun found himself the victim of a stalker, he had no way to stop it. Emma Garman on his terrifying new memoir.

Emma Garman

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