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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
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Astute 'Transcription' asks readers, 'Do you copy?' -- Joan Gaylord12 hours ago
'The Sheep Detectives' is a tender fable wrapped in a murder mystery -- Peter Rainer3 days ago
When revolutionary news traveled at the speed of horseback -- Scott Baldauf8 days ago
The American frontier story left out key players12 hours ago
Jayne Anne Phillips: 'Writing words against the erasure of things and lives'3 days ago
Spring forecast: Showers of great books for the month of April8 days ago
Legendary creator of 'Saturday Night Live' remains an enigma in 'Lorne'11 days ago
Malian photographer ushered in a 'visual revolution'15 days ago
A soothsaying servant girl, an unstable king, and the modern-day scholars on their trail15 days ago
The evolution of Lincoln's immigration ideals: A historian assesses his legacy15 days ago
Are you there, readers? It's a Judy Blume biography.15 days ago
Alice Coltrane drew on gospel music of her youth15 days ago
Can logging be reshaped by forest regeneration? Suzanne Simard says yes.15 days ago
Audrey Spillman's musical and spiritual journey led her to peace, and inspiration15 days ago
'Tiny Gardens Everywhere' take root in urban plots15 days ago
In remote northern Philippines, a local solution to the global energy shock -- Conflict in the Middle East has brought an energy crunch to the Philippines. But this Indigenous community has found a way to insulate itself with a small-scale, renewable, and reliable source of electrical power. -- Mark Saludes2 days ago