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Explore the artistic legacy of former President Jimmy Carter, showcasing his talents as a woodworker, painter, and poet, and their impact on his personal v...

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George Gissing (1857–1903) is best known for his unflinching representations of Victorian society, portraying the struggles of the burgeoning middle classes and the perils of social mobility. But amid the novelist’s keen observations of late 19th-century London, Gissing explored a topic that was gaining cultural momentum at the time –…

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God’s Waiting Room: Racial Reckoning at Life’s End is a beautifully written and intimate book about the characters in an old age home in South Africa. To write it, anthropologist Casey Golomski spent seven years travelling between South Africa and the US. Both countries are grappling with implementing universal healthcare,…

Opposites attract in this subtle coming-of-age debut from an American author known for her short stories