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Stories, insights, and fascinating discoveries from behind the books.
What makes a southern gothic novel, and what does not
The setting gets the credit and the silence does the work. A look at the genre through two novels written twenty years apart.
Books about death that do not flinch
There is a whole shelf of books about death written by people who would rather be writing about something else. This is not that shelf.
How famous people really died, checked against the record
Everyone wonders about it, though few admit it at dinner. The documented version is almost always stranger than the version that circulates.
Famous cult leaders and the long record of false prophets
The modern cult leader is not a modern invention. The record goes back as far as the record goes, and it is remarkably consistent.
The deadliest plants in the world do not look dangerous
A plant that advertised its intentions would be a poor plant. The most dangerous ones in the world look like something you would put on a windowsill.
The strangest animals on Earth read like inventions
Medieval bestiaries mixed fact with invention because nobody had seen the animals. The modern problem is the opposite one.
Halloween books for adults who prefer the true stories
Invented monsters have a tell: you can close the book and they stop existing. These five are all true, which is a harder thing to put down.
Welcome to the New Website
Welcome to the newly redesigned Michael Largo Books website featuring my complete bibliography spanning five decades.
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