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Christian Science Monitor - Entertainment
From Haiti to the Arctic, May's best reads transport -- Historical anniversaries share space with satisfying mysteries and far-flung, imagination-stretching novels in our roundup of May's best reads. -- Monitor reviewers
3 days ago
Astute 'Transcription' asks readers, 'Do you copy?' -- Joan Gaylord3 days ago
'The Sheep Detectives' is a tender fable wrapped in a murder mystery -- Peter Rainer6 days ago
When revolutionary news traveled at the speed of horseback -- Scott Baldauf11 days ago
The American frontier story left out key players3 days ago
Jayne Anne Phillips: 'Writing words against the erasure of things and lives'6 days ago
Spring forecast: Showers of great books for the month of April11 days ago
Legendary creator of 'Saturday Night Live' remains an enigma in 'Lorne'14 days ago
Malian photographer ushered in a 'visual revolution'18 days ago
A soothsaying servant girl, an unstable king, and the modern-day scholars on their trail18 days ago
The evolution of Lincoln's immigration ideals: A historian assesses his legacy18 days ago
Are you there, readers? It's a Judy Blume biography.18 days ago
Alice Coltrane drew on gospel music of her youth18 days ago
Can logging be reshaped by forest regeneration? Suzanne Simard says yes.18 days ago
Audrey Spillman's musical and spiritual journey led her to peace, and inspiration18 days ago
'Tiny Gardens Everywhere' take root in urban plots18 days ago
How Marco Rubio morphed his way into Trump's inner circle -- Marco Rubio has found ways to execute a Trump foreign policy that shows an evolution in his own positions. It has made him stand out among the president's close advisers. -- Linda Feldmann9 hours ago