The Queen's Gambit

As many people discover the story of Tevis's The Queen's Gambit through the new Netflix series, I would like to note, somewhat smugly, that Tevis's novel was our very first Phinney by Post selection, back in the early days of the store. I was a little worried about whether that quietly compelling book would survive translation to the screen, but I can report that the series does it justice, retaining the enigmatic fascination of Beth Harmon, the chess prodigy at the book's center (and reminding me of the equally fascinating character of her mother), and managing to make the many (many!) chess matches in the story as legitimately dramatic as they are in the book. But now I want to go back and rediscover the particular magic that only Tevis's original words on the page can create.