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Kevin Mims

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Kevin Mims is a freelance writer living in Sacramento, CA. His work has appeared in the New York Times, National Public Radio’s Morning Edition, Salon, and others.

‘The Princess Bride’ at 50

‘The Princess Bride’ at 50

Kevin Mims 19 Jun 2023 · 18 min read

The Hammett and Chandler of Gay Detective Fiction

The Hammett and Chandler of Gay Detective Fiction

Kevin Mims 30 May 2023 · 17 min read

The Girl of the Endless Summer

The Girl of the Endless Summer

Kevin Mims 12 May 2023 · 20 min read

The Man Who Invented the Modern Cop Novel

The Man Who Invented the Modern Cop Novel

Kevin Mims 23 Apr 2023 · 20 min read

Remembering Rumpole

Remembering Rumpole

Kevin Mims 1 Apr 2023 · 19 min read

Monks and Murder

Monks and Murder

Kevin Mims 1 Mar 2023 · 18 min read

Whatever Happened to Light Verse?

Whatever Happened to Light Verse?

Kevin Mims 21 Jan 2023 · 21 min read

In Memoriam

In Memoriam

Kevin Mims 20 Dec 2022 · 12 min read

The Bobos at 22

The Bobos at 22

Kevin Mims 10 Nov 2022 · 16 min read

The Real Star of M*A*S*H

The Real Star of MAS*H

Kevin Mims 11 Oct 2022 · 13 min read

Getting Fletch Wrong

Getting Fletch Wrong

Kevin Mims 23 Sep 2022 · 16 min read

Peter Straub, 1943–2022

Peter Straub, 1943–2022

Kevin Mims 12 Sep 2022 · 13 min read

Go Ask Beatrice: Notes on a Dishonest Decade

Go Ask Beatrice: Notes on a Dishonest Decade

Kevin Mims 2 Aug 2022 · 29 min read

The Delia Demolition

The Delia Demolition

Kevin Mims 19 Jul 2022 · 19 min read

Undiminished by Decadence

Undiminished by Decadence

Kevin Mims 20 May 2022 · 15 min read