Literature
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Book review: Veronica Roth taps into her Polish roots for ‘When Among Crows,’ a lore-packed novellaMay 13, 2024 1:35 pm - Dymitr is on a personal mission, and it starts with facing the mythical leszy who’s guarding the fern flower as it blooms for the summer solstice. “When Among Crows,” a n...
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Book Review: Anonymous public servants are the heart of George Stephanopoulos’ ‘Situation Room’May 13, 2024 11:04 am - The biggest challenge for an author tackling the history of the Situation Room, the basement room of the White House where some of the biggest intelligence crises have be...
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Book review: ‘Challenger’ is definitive account of shuttle disaster and missteps that led to tragedy
May 13, 2024 10:57 am - When the Challenger space shuttle exploded a little over a minute after its launch in 1986, it pierced the dreams of millions who watched the tragedy unfold live on telev...
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Book review: Memoirist Lilly Dancyger’s penetrating essays explore the power of female friendships
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Book Review: Novelist Amy Tan shares love of the natural world in ‘The Backyard Bird Chronicles’
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Book review: Rachel Khong’s novel ‘Real Americans’ explores race, class and cultural identityApr 29, 2024 1:02 pm - Rachel Khong’s “Real Americans” wrestles with issues of class, race and the genetic component of disease. Though largely a work of social realism, it has a touch of science fiction.
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Book review: ‘Nothing But the Bones’ is a compelling noir novel at a breakneck pace
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Book review: Emily Henry is still the modern-day rom-com queen with ‘Funny Story’
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Book review: Hampton Sides revisits Captain James Cook, a divisive figure in the South Pacific
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Batavia’s Books Between Bites welcomes author Marnie Mamminga April 18Apr 12, 2024 9:40 pm - Batavia's popular monthly noontime book program, “Books Between Bites,” continues Thursday, April 18, with a third visit by Batavia author Marnie Mamminga. She has coll...