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New book explores the perils of running while Black

The murder of Ahmaud Arbery in coastal Georgia in 2020 reinforced a fear author Alison Désir and many other Black people who run have

Axios · Nov 23, 2022

Micro review: 'Dreamland' by Nicholas Sparks

Bestselling writer Nicholas Sparks is back with yet another romance novel 'Dreamland' this year. Released in September 2022, 'Dreamland' is his 23rd published novel and it topped the bestseller charts instantly.

The Times of India · Nov 23, 2022

Review: 'The Queen: Her Life,' by Andrew Morton

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Tribune News Service · Nov 23, 2022

This North Texas author is shining a light on Desi authors from around the globe

Jenny Bhatt was born in Gujarat, India, grew up in Bombay, and has lived and worked around the globe. But for the past several years, she has made her home in the Dallas area and established an international reputation as a writer, translator, literary critic, podcaster and instructor.

Tribune News Service · Nov 23, 2022

Review: 'Fatty Fatty Boom Boom,' by Rabia Chaudry

"Fatty Fatty Boom Boom" by Rabia Chaudry; Algonquin Books (318 pages, $29)

Tribune News Service · Nov 23, 2022

Review: 'The Traces,' by Mairead Small Staid

NONFICTION: A revelatory exploration for anyone, and particularly Italophiles, who has ever yearned for, wondered at and hoped to recapture those moments of past happiness.

Tribune News Service · Nov 23, 2022

Review: 'City of Hustle,' edited by Jon K. Lauck and Patrick Hicks

NONFICTION: This collection of essays — and a bit of fiction — defines the city of Sioux Falls.

Tribune News Service · Nov 23, 2022

‘An Odd Cross to Bear’: The choices Ruth Bell Graham made as Billy Graham’s wife

She believed in the death penalty and said that in countries where they have it, “I feel safer walking down the street.” Yet in 1978, Ruth Bell Graham befriended North Carolina’s death row inmate Velma Barfield, convicted of murdering seven people, including her own mother. And while there was no…

Tribune News Service · Nov 23, 2022

Review: 'Olav Audunsson: Crossroads' by Sigrid Undset, translated by Tiina Nunnally

FICTION: In the third in the series, Olav Audunsson is tormented, miserable and grieving — until war begins.

Tribune News Service · Nov 23, 2022

A Little Life: James Norton to star in English-language stage premiere of mammoth novel in West End

Ivo Van Hove’s original Dutch-language production opened in Amsterdam in 2018 and was four hours long

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022