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'General Sherman's Christmas' captures the war-time holiday in Savannah 150 years ago
Published: 25/12/2024 -
New cookbook 'Jiggle!' aims to bring gelatin back in style
Published: 24/12/2024 -
'Dylan Goes Electric!' is the book behind Timothée Chalamet's new Bob Dylan biopic
Published: 23/12/2024 -
Two books, two very different takes on Christmas stories
Published: 20/12/2024 -
'When Southern Women Cook' is a diverse portrait of the American South's food culture
Published: 19/12/2024 -
Alizah Holstein writes about the complex echelons of academia in 'My Roman History'
Published: 18/12/2024 -
In 'Kingdom of No Tomorrow,' a young woman joins the Black Panther Party
Published: 17/12/2024 -
Colson Whitehead's novel 'The Nickel Boys' comes to the big screen
Published: 16/12/2024 -
Two books explore phases of female life, girlhood and womanhood
Published: 13/12/2024 -
In Zahid Rafiq's debut short story collection, the future of Kashmir is uncertain
Published: 12/12/2024 -
Remembering Nikki Giovanni, poet and icon of the Black Arts Movement
Published: 11/12/2024 -
Author of Wampanoag history discussed her children's book and erasure
Published: 10/12/2024 -
There is such a thing as too much quality time in Weike Wang's 'Rental House'
Published: 09/12/2024 -
2 new nonfiction books explore the impact of cultural forces in the world of music
Published: 06/12/2024 -
Haruki Murakami's longtime editor spills the tea on working with the master
Published: 05/12/2024 -
In new memoir, Angela Merkel details her time as Germany's first woman chancellor
Published: 04/12/2024 -
A game design company has mysterious forces at play in the new YA thriller 'Darkly'
Published: 03/12/2024 -
In comedian Youngmi Mayer's new memoir, laughter is a lifeline
Published: 02/12/2024 -
'Pig Years' and 'What the Chicken Knows' consider the interior worlds of farm animals
Published: 29/11/2024 -
A new cookbook from food journalist Mark Bittman invites kids into the kitchen
Published: 28/11/2024
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