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Taut Spy Action Takes Place Over Tea 'At The Table Of Wolves'

7:00am July 18, 2017

by Jason Sheehan

Kay Kenyon's new thriller is set in an alternate-history version of World War II, where the traumas of the previous war caused a bloom of psychic talents — talents the Nazis want to exploit.

Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake & Palmer, an essential prog-rock band derided in the 1970s by critic Lester Bangs.

Can't Prog Rock Get Any Respect Around Here?

5:05am July 18, 2017

Critic Lester Bangs once declared progressive rock "musical sterility at its pinnacle." David Weigel, author of The Show That Never Ends: The Rise And Fall Of Prog Rock, begs to differ.

Lawrence Osborne's new novel is set on the Greek island of Hydra.

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Jet-Setting Vacationers Find Trouble In Paradise In 'Beautiful Animals'

2:35pm July 17, 2017

by John Powers

Two entitled young women vacationing on a chic Greek island get involved with a mysterious stranger in Lawrence Osborne's new novel. Critic John Powers calls it a "seductively menacing new thriller."

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How Black Leaders Unwittingly Contributed To The Era Of Mass Incarceration

2:20pm July 17, 2017

James Forman Jr., son of civil rights activists, says that African-American leaders seeking to combat drugs and crime often supported policies that disproportionately targeted the black community.

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'American Fire' Tells A True Story Of Love And Arson In Rural Virginia

11:07am July 17, 2017

by Michel Martin

In 2012 and 2013, Accomack County, Va., was plagued by arson. The culprits, it turned out, were a local man and his girlfriend. In a new book, journalist Monica Hesse tells their story.

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"Pinot Noir!/Lann-is-star!/Have-I per-haps gone too-far?": Queen Cersei (Lena Headey) takes a sip or twelve of wine in the premiere episode of Game of Thrones' seventh season.

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'Game of Thrones' Season 7 Premiere: 'Shall We Begin?'

8:34am July 17, 2017

by Glen Weldon

'Dragonstone' saw the disparate plot threads of HBO's hit series pulling together as Daenerys Targaryan returned to Westeros to claim the Iron Throne.

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Graceful 'Hollow' Is Solid All The Way Through

10:00am July 16, 2017

by Bethanne Patrick

The title of Owen Egerton's new novel refers — mostly — to the old fable that the earth is hollow. But there's nothing hollow about this suspenseful tale of a religion professor's fall and rise.

Jack Gilbert, co-author of the book "Dirt Is Good," says kids should be encouraged to get dirty, play with animals and eat colorful vegetables.

'Dirt Is Good': Why Kids Need Exposure To Germs

7:15am July 16, 2017

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Should I use antibacterial soaps? How often should I bathe my child? Those are just some of the questions Jack Gilbert, a microbiome scientist, answers in his new book.

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New Novel Explores 'What We Lose' When We Lose A Parent

6:35am July 16, 2017

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

When Zinzi Clemmons was taking care of her dying mother, she only had time to write brief vignettes — and those fragments became the core of her new novel about identity and loss, What We Lose.

Scandalous Ever After, by Theresa Romain

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For July, 3 Romance Heroines Who Want It All

10:00am July 15, 2017

by Maya Rodale

So many romances explore what we'd do for love — but as summer heats up we're bringing you three heroines who'd do a lot for love, and even more to keep their business ventures going.