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Review: 'When Women Invented Television,' by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
NONFICTION: A journalist shines a welcome spotlight on four female pioneers of the nascent television industry.
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Review: 'A Little Devil in America,' by Hanif Abdurraqib
NONFICTION: A remarkable and original collection of criticism and memoir about Black performance in America.
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Review: 'The Agitators,' by Dorothy Wickenden
NONFICTION: The stories of three strong women who changed the course of history.
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Race and identity fuel Naima Coster's extraordinary stories of everyday lives
"Writing is the thing that gives my life the greatest joy," says Talking Volumes guest.
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Frederick Manfred's family, admirers want it preserved.
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Review: 'Every Vow You Break,' by Peter Swanson
FICTION: In this psychological thriller, a young woman's world is turned upside down when a stalker shows up on her honeymoon.
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Review: 'The Part That Burns,' by Jeannine Ouellette
NONFICTION: Minneapolis writer Jeannine Ouellette tells a story of childhood trauma with strength and calm.
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Review: 'Northern Light,' by Kazim Ali
NONFICTION: In search of belonging, a writer probes the past and present among the Pimicikamak in the Canadian North.
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Review: 'The Consequences of Fear,' by Jacqueline Winspear
FICTION: The British sleuth Maisie Dobbs is back, solving problems as bombs rain down on London.
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Review: 'Red Island House,' by Andrea Lee
FICTION: Andrea Lee combines luscious physical descriptions with sharp-witted social perception in this thrilling novel.
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Chang-rae Lee made big changes — then created a character who does, too
Chang-rae Lee talks about how he found the story he needed to tell.
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