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What Shakespeare teaches us about tyrants

What Shakespeare teaches us about tyrants

Chris Upton offers an interesting spin on politics with his recommendation of 'Tyrant' by Stephen Greenblatt.
by Tracy Mumford

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Opera version of DiCamillo's 'Edward Tulane' set for 2020

Composer Paola Prestini says the work should have wide appeal. The opera has been in development over the last two years.
by Euan Kerr

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Stories converge in a flooded 'Bangkok'

Stories converge in a flooded 'Bangkok'

Pitchaya Sudbanthad's novel follows a broad cast of characters who gradually come together in and around a condominium tower in Bangkok. It's a promising debut that expertly evokes a sense of place.
by Michael Schaub

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'Tram Car 015' is a delightful ride

'Tram Car 015' is a delightful ride

P. Djeli Clark's novella about about two supernatural investigators on the trail of a malign spirit in a magical alternate Cairo packs wonderful characters into a thoughtfully-built world.
by Amal El-Mohtar

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A chance meeting changes lie in Sophie Kinsella's latest

A chance meeting changes lie in Sophie Kinsella's latest

The author of the bestselling Shopaholic series is back, with a new novel about a woman who's addicted not to shopping but to fixing the lives of the people around her -- at the expense of her own.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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In 'The City in the Middle of the Night,' big ideas lead to big upheavals

In 'The City in the Middle of the Night,' big ideas lead to big upheavals

Charlie Jane Anders' new novel, set on an inhospitable alien planet, is about rebels, smugglers and lobster-like monsters, but also about how grand political ideas break down -- and who that hurts.
by Jason Sheehan

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This 'Cassandra' prophesies disaster but never reflects on it

This 'Cassandra' prophesies disaster but never reflects on it

Sharma Shields' new novel follows a young woman working at a secretive nuclear research center during World War II. She has terrible premonitions of atomic disaster, but never truly thinks about them.
by Lily Meyer

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