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Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution
Sara Marcus
Granta en español 11: Los mejores narradores jovenes en español
Carlos Yushimito del Valle, Andrés Felipe Solano, Federico Falco, Matías Néspolo, Andrés Ressia Colino, Carlos Labbé, Rodrigo Hasbún, Pablo Gutiérrez, Javier Montes, Lucía Puenzo, Samanta Schweblin, Oliverio Coelho, Pola Oloixarac, Elvira Navarro, John Freeman, Antoni

The Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science

The Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science - Douglas Starr Fascinating look at the crimes of Vacher and the use of forensic science (and the debate about what insanity is). Starr spends equal time on both subjects and doesn't glamorize Vacher which means I never got too nauseated by reading about him and his delusions and violence. I was excited to read that this case helped in leading to the organization of Interpol - which I know from playing Carmen Sandiego on my PC in the late 80s.