SPY NOVELS

The themes in spy novels are timeless, going back to Homer who offered listeners tales about Odysseus and his adventures. Here is a selection of twentieth century spy novels that will thrill and chill any reader no matter when they read the book.

Whether you want to become a spy, write spy novels or pretend you are a spy to impress strangers, you need to know certain words. Here is a basic primer on spy talk.

Amazon recently acquired the rights to a collection of James Bond novels penned by the late Ian Fleming. Fourteen books in total, some of the notable titles include "Casino Royale", "The Spy Who Loved Me", "Goldfinger" and "Skyfall", which will hit screen

New releases for Summer 2009 are available. Fantasy novels are endless this summer.

After Starship Troopers, Robert Heinlein's Puppet Masters, and 1950's Destination: Moon, Hollywood should consider some of Heinlein's other novels.

There seems to have been a slew of films about the CIA coming out of Hollywood, like The Good Shepherd and The Bourne Ultimatum (both starring Matt Damon) upon the theme that the Agency was and is a force for evil in the world.

A mostly rave review.

A list of 10 mysteries that originated as novels or stories

Here is a collection of books, each set in the fall season of the year and each one providing an escape from the everyday and into the lives of others.

Or Why "Seek & Find" Games Can Be So Addicting - what they are and how to find them. Note: article does not include any kind of self-help for dealing with your "Seek & Find" addiction. You're on your own there.

Autobiography of the star who played many psychos over the decades, the lead in the cult favorite, Silent Running, and the guy who shot John Wayne.

The Mammoth Book of Wolfmen: The Ultimate Werewolf Anthology is a great introduction to the subject and genre with a wide range of well-written short stories about werewolves.

Vanessa Hudgens has been tapped to play Lindy, the girl whose kiss can break the spell on prep school student Kyle Kingsbury in this modern retelling.

A book review of Anthony Horowitz's novel, Stormbreaker.

Doris Kearns Goodwin is without a doubt a happy woman. Not only is a man whom she approves of, Barack Obama, about to become President, but Obama's literary tastes have made her more famous and richer.

This is a critical appreciation of Feryal Gauhar's second English Novel No Space for Further Burials and sheds light on her art of novel writing and significance of the theme of Novel.

This is a short story, but not a work of fiction. The neighbors, are really my parents. Other than that change, it is all true.

As summer gets rolling, people start heading to the beach. If you are like I, summertime and time spent on the beach means time during which you can read without any sort of real time constraint or guilt.

Your dad may have passed away, but you can find ways to celebrate him this Father's Day.

Uncaring adults, teen suicide, and the quest for popularity are all satirized in the film, Heathers.

Starting out on eBay can be intimidating but it's just a matter of taking it one step at a time. Here are ten steps you can take towards becoming an eBay hit.

An emerging story whose status is not clearly defined, could be part of a number of recent references to a revival of Cold War tactics, or just a "robbery gone bad."