Let Carole Johnstone take you on a tour of MIRRORLAND (Scribner, 306 pp., $27), the elaborate imaginary world invented by El and Cat, a pair of twins, during their gruesome childhood in Edinburgh. Like a fun house hall of mirrors, this alternate reality is terrifying as well as diverting. Years have passed. Now El is missing, presumed dead — and Cat has reluctantly returned home from a long exile to help find her twin. Someone (could it be El?) is leaving mysterious clues for her. But can we trust her unreliable narration? “No one has ever lied or hidden the truth from me better than I have,” she admits. In this unsettling, labyrinthine tale, it is hard at first to tell who the villain is — or even how many villains there are in a family with a great deal to hide. The book unlocks its mysteries slowly, twisting the knife a little deeper with each revelation. One person can help Cat wade through the morass: familiar, sexy Ross, who loved both sisters (or so he says), dated Cat … [Read more...]

Sunday, during his FNC show’s opening monologue, conservative talker Mark Levin slammed the media for the incompetence and misleading narrative aimed at former President Donald Trump. He was especially critical of the Pelosi-led Congress that sought Trump’s impeachment. The “Life, Liberty & Levin” host also gave low marks to his successor, current President Joe Biden, noting how conditions have deteriorated under the Biden presidency. Transcript as follows: LEVIN: We have got to reject the media narrative in this country. If you listen to the media in this country, you’re going to get all screwed up. You’re not going to get the facts, you’re not going to get any history, even recent history. It is a propaganda operation and we should all know this by now. There are a handful of real journalists in this country, a handful of news platforms in this country, and that’s it. One of the things they want to do is ensure that Donald Trump, if he chooses to run for President … [Read more...]