The Sinner and the Saint: Dostoevsky and the Gentleman Murderer Who Inspired a Masterpiece

For music nerds, there’s a slew of behind-the-scenes documentaries and podcasts. The Sinner and the Saint is Kevin Birmingham’s literature AND true-crime version of that. Here is Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment. All that went into the making of and inspiration behind this classic novel. Spoiler alert: It’s an amazing history of Dostoevsky’s life and culmination of his experience documented in this book.