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Michelle Obama to release memoir in November

Michelle Obama to release memoir in November

The former first lady tweeted Sunday that the book, to come out a week after the 2018 midterm elections, is called "Becoming."
by Associated Press

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'Black Panther' fans, here's your next read

'Black Panther' fans, here's your next read

If you've been gripped by the excitement of T'Challa, Wakanda, and more, bookseller Jeffrey Blair knows what to put on your reading pile.
by Tracy Mumford

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Patton Oswalt on his late wife's search for The Golden State Killer

Patton Oswalt on his late wife's search for The Golden State Killer

Before Michelle McNamara died in 2016, she was working on a book that aimed to bring a serial rapist and murderer to justice. "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" has now been published.

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Curl up with 'The Tuscan Child,' a truly cozy mystery

Curl up with 'The Tuscan Child,' a truly cozy mystery

This tale of an RAF pilot, the Italian woman who rescues him after a crash, and 30 years later, his daughter, is so skillful and comforting that you may not even notice the fact that there's a war on.
by Bethanne Patrick

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The enduring lyricism of W.E.B. Du Bois' 'The Souls of Black Folk'

The enduring lyricism of W.E.B. Du Bois' 'The Souls of Black Folk'

The collection of essays about black American life has been republished for Du Bois' 150th birthday anniversary -- and still has plenty to say to those encountering it.
by Lynn Neary

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What if you were at the mall and civilization ended?

What if you were at the mall and civilization ended?

Kaete Schwehn discovered that if she were going to write a dystopian novel, she needed to set it in Minnesota.
by Euan Kerr

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'Manuscripts' encourages readers to approach the Bible like a novel

'Manuscripts' encourages readers to approach the Bible like a novel

The Bible's famous verse and chapter structure is relatively recent -- and surprisingly unpopular. And a new version out now aims to make it more approachable by structuring it like any other book.
by Juan Vidal

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'Automating Inequality': Algorithms in public services often fail the most vulnerable

'Automating Inequality': Algorithms in public services often fail the most vulnerable

Author Virginia Eubanks argues that automated systems that governments across the U.S. use to deliver benefit and welfare programs are often rigged against the very people who need it most.
by Emma Bowman and Alyssa Edes

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