Books

Amsterdam Noir

'Amsterdam Noir' Finds Its Darkness Inside Us

by Gabino Iglesias

Akashic Books' Noir series continues with a visit to Amsterdam — and finding the shadowy side of a peaceful city where crime is low proves a challenge for editors René Appel and Josh Pachter.
Paru Venkat and Alagappa Rammohan pose for a portrait after their StoryCorps interview in Chicago on June 23, 2018.

His Love For Books Reads Like Poetry

At StoryCorps, Alagappa Rammohan, 79, says books are a sacred transfer of knowledge from one person to another. A book "doesn't force you to read, but it is there," he tells his daughter.
In Red Dead Redemption 2, you don't exactly level up.

Reading The Game: Red Dead Redemption 2

by Jason Sheehan

Our occasional series about storytelling returns with a look at Red Dead Redemption 2, which inverts one of the biggest tropes in video games — the Power Curve. There's no leveling up here.