Required Reading

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A puzzle for the well-read solver. Explore the world of books, with clues on literature, famous authors, publishing terms, and narrative wordplay.
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Across

  • 2A
    How a story's villain might be felt
  • 5A
    Like a book you can't put down
  • 6A
    A poker player's tells, for an opponent to see
  • 9A
    A minor flaw in a manuscript
  • 11A
    Relating to the star of many a sci-fi story
  • 12A
    A sudden plot development
  • 13A
    Subject of many a political biography

Down

  • 1D
    Plays that get terrible write-ups
  • 2D
    His 'Phenomenology of Spirit' is tough stuff to get through
  • 3D
    Bring a character off the page, so to speak
  • 4D
    What scan the page
  • 7D
    Subject of a Crichton thriller, often
  • 8D
    What a glowing review does
  • 10D
    Body of tales passed down through the ages