The Gist

Women’s Gymnastics Gets the Hard-Boiled Treatment

Intense women, high stakes, and restrained rivalry: The world of women’s gymnastics is a perfect suspense novel setting.

United States gymnasts chalk their hands during training on Aug. 4 in Rio de Janeiro.

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On The Gist, Megan Abbott discusses her latest book, You Will Know Me, a psychological thriller set in the high-pressure world of elite women’s gymnastics.

In the Spiel, a send-off for John McLaughlin.

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