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Sixty years on, an NBA story teaches about racial injustice

Sixty years on, an NBA story teaches about racial injustice

The Minneapolis Laker’s Elgin Baylor’s high-flying style of basketball energized the early NBA, but it was his appearance courtside in a suit that changed the league. Now that story is being told in a children’s book.
by Myah Christenson

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'The Voice Of Sheila Chandra' echoes through time and space

'The Voice Of Sheila Chandra' echoes through time and space

Kazim Ali's new poetry collection was inspired by the story of Sheila Chandra, a well-known singer rendered voiceless by an incurable neurological condition.
by Jeevika Verma

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'The Once And Future Witches' will have you spellbound

'The Once And Future Witches' will have you spellbound

Alix Harrow's new book is set in an alternate 19th-century America where the suffragette movement exists alongside a quest to restore magic and end the banishment of witches and witchcraft.
by Jessica P. Wick

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'Piranesi,' a perfect fall read leading up to Halloween

'Piranesi,' a perfect fall read leading up to Halloween

Chloe Deblois of Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop in Damariscotta, Maine, recommended the novel “Piranesi” by Susanna Clarke, the bestselling author of “Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.”
by Emily Bright

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Talking Volumes: A conversation with Helen Macdonald

Talking Volumes: A conversation with Helen Macdonald

Kerri Miller hosts a conversation with bestselling author Helen Macdonald about her new book “Vesper Flights.”
by Kerri Miller

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Filmmaker finds an unlikely underwater friend in 'My Octopus Teacher'

Filmmaker finds an unlikely underwater friend in 'My Octopus Teacher'

Craig Foster spent a year diving — without oxygen or a wetsuit — into the frigid sea near Cape Town, South Africa. One octopus began coming out of her den to hunt or explore while Foster watched.
by Sam Briger

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Novel by Yaa Gyasi explores addiction, immigration and family ties

Novel by Yaa Gyasi explores addiction, immigration and family ties

Kerri Miller talked with writer Yaa Gyasi about growing up in Alabama, sibling relationships and her new book “Transcendent Kingdom.”
by Kerri Miller

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Underestimating these 'Maids' is a fatal mistake

Underestimating these 'Maids' is a fatal mistake

Katie Skelly's uncanny new graphic novel retells the real-life story of sisters Christine and Léa Papin, who were working as maids when they brutally murdered their employers.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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