Books
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She Didn’t Even Have an Agent. Her Debut is a National Book Award Finalist.
“Temple Folk,” Aaliyah Bilal’s collection of stories featuring Black American Muslims, was inspired by her family’s experiences with the Nation…
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New Novels Brimming With Mystery, Mayhem and Quite a Bit of Murder
Glory Broussard, the star of Danielle Arceneaux’s fabulous debut mystery, GLORY BE (Pegasus Crime, 257 pp., $26.95), differs from most…
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Review: In ‘(pray),’ Nourish Thyself With Song and Dance
An exploration of how faith intersects with Black womanhood, through a mix of music, movement, ritual and poetry.
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For Tiya Miles, Girlhood Reading Was ‘My Escape and Joy’
What books are on your night stand? “The Ministry for the Future,” by Kim Stanley Robinson; “Mendings,” by Megan Sweeney;…
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When the Turner Prize Came to ‘God’s Waiting Room’
The town of Eastbourne, England, hopes the contemporary art prize can help it shake off a geriatric image, and bring…
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ Movie: 4 Takeaways From the Premiere
There’s something in the singer’s highly anticipated new concert documentary for newcomers and superfans alike.
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Devo’s Future Came True
Half a century after Devo began singing about cultural De-Evolution, the visionary new wave band would have preferred to be…
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Seth Meyers Is Unsure About a House Republican ‘Therapy Session’
“If being locked in a room with those people for two hours feels like therapy, you need to find a…
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Salman Rushdie to Write Memoir About Stabbing Attack
Rushdie, who was grievously injured onstage last year, said the forthcoming book was a way “to answer violence with art.”
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The President vs. the Klan
A new history by Fergus M. Bordewich examines Ulysses S. Grant’s battle against white supremacist terror.