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RIPLEY BY PATRICIA HIGHSMITH 1962 WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE BY SHIRLEY JACKSON 1963 THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD BY JOHN LE CARRÉ 1973 THE HONJIN MURDERS BY SEISHI YOKOMIZO 1975 WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN? The genre's most gripping, twist-filled, satisfying, and influential books, in chronological order 1860 THE WOMAN IN WHITE BY WILKIE COLLINS 1867 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT BY FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY 1878 THE LEAVENWORTH CASE BY ANNA KATHARINE GREEN 1898 THE TURN OF THE SCREW BY HENRY JAMES 1902 THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES BY ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 1926 1929 THE CRIME AT BLACK DUDLEY BY MARGERY ALLINGHAM 1929 THE PATIENT IN ROOM 18 BY MIGNON G. EBERHART 1930 THE MALTESE FALCON BY DASHIELL HAMMETT 1932 THE CONJURE-MAN DIES BY RUDOLPH FISHER 1934 A MAN LAY DEAD BY NGAIO MARSH 1935 GAUDY NIGHT BY DOROTHY L. SAYERS 1935 THE THREE COFFINS BY JOHN DICKSON CARR 1938 REBECCA BY DAPHNE DU MAURIER 1939 A COFFIN FOR DIMITRIOS BY ERIC AMBLER 1943 DOUBLE INDEMNITY BY JAMES M. CAIN 1947 IN A LONELY PLACE BY DOROTHY B. HUGHES 1951 THE DAUGHTER OF TIME BY JOSEPHINE TEY 1952 BEAT NOT THE BONES BY CHARLOTTE JAY 1953 CASINO ROYALE BY IAN FLEMING 1953 A KISS BEFORE DYING BY IRA LEVIN 1953 THE LONG GOODBYE BY RAYMOND CHANDLER 1955 BEAST IN VIEW BY MARGARET MILLAR 1955 THE QUIET AMERICAN BY GRAHAM GREENE 1955 THE TALENTED MR. [Extracted from the article]

Television came into Barker's life in the 1950s, when, after making a name for himself in radio, he hosted his first game show, Truth or Consequences, an NBC fixture that dated from 1940. It was only fitting that the longest-running game show in North America, The Price Is Right, was home to the host who became synonymous with television longevity: Bob Barker, who helmed the CBS show from 1972 to 2007, and died Aug. 26 at 99. Following his retirement from The Price Is Right in 2007, Barker focused on animal-rights activism--a cause he had embraced for decades, and championed on air. [Extracted from the article]

, fresh out of grad school in the '80s, intended to be a star. Almost 30 years later, following turns in films like Waiting to Exhale, Notorious, and Akeelah and the Bee, Bassett is making Oscars history after playing another kind of royal, the Queen Mother of Wakanda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, snagging Marvel's first acting nomination. As Queen Ramonda in Black Panther, Bassett portrays a mother grieving the loss of her son while trying to figure out how to lead her people. [Extracted from the article]

So goes the ultimate reality-TV cliché, one popularized by the first season of Survivor, which got viewers hooked on competitions between "real people" cashing in the 15 minutes of fame that are the birthright of all Americans. As sociologist Danielle J. Lindemann notes in her recent book True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us: "For all of its extreme personalities and outlandish premises, reality TV reflects how regressive we truly are.". [Extracted from the article]

Julia had you reunite with your Frasier castmate Bebe Neuwirth, who plays Julia's friend Avis DeVoto. How familiar were you with Paul and Julia Child's story before filming? And there's a wonderful jealousy she and Paul each have about their relationship with Julia. [Extracted from the article]

Greece has this almost idyllic vacation quality you can then toy with--this isn't a typical vacation movie, but you need that fantasy as a basis. Olivia was already going to play Leda as British; I'm an outsider, she's an outsider. [Extracted from the article]

The events of the past year--a global health crisis, mass protests against police brutality, a surge in hate crimes--laid bare the vast inequities that have persisted in the U.S. for centuries. Leadership expert Vivian Hunt and author Minda Harts call on businesses to diversify their ranks and create workplaces that are supportive for all. Activist Ady Barkan and U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine argue for expanding health care protections to the vulnerable. [Extracted from the article]