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'General Sherman's Christmas' captures the war-time holiday in Savannah 150 years ago
During the Civil War, Union Army Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman and his troops arrived in Savannah, Georgia, days before Christmas in 1864. The city was their final stop on Sherman's March to the Sea,…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
New cookbook 'Jiggle!' aims to bring gelatin back in style
In the '70s, gelatin was very much in vogue. Gatherings often featured a colorful, molded jello salad that contained surprising ingredients from cottage cheese to tuna. Those dishes have since fallen…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
'Dylan Goes Electric!' is the book behind Timothée Chalamet's new Bob Dylan biopic
The Newport Folk Festival is an annual music festival that's been hosted in Newport, Rhode Island, since the 1950s. Bob Dylan, who was considered folk music's then-reigning king, performed at the fes…
Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago
Two books, two very different takes on Christmas stories
Two books take dramatically different approaches to the Christmas story. First, in Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret, reluctant detective Ernest Cunningham finds himself in the middle of another m…
Published on 1 year ago
'When Southern Women Cook' is a diverse portrait of the American South's food culture
A new cookbook from America's Test Kitchen pays homage to the diverse communities of women who have defined food in the American South. When Southern Women Cook includes recipes and accompanying culi…
Published on 1 year ago
Alizah Holstein writes about the complex echelons of academia in 'My Roman History'
After a high school English teacher introduced Alizah Holstein to Dante's Divine Comedy, the Italian capital Rome became the first place she wanted to go. Rome's rich history was the one thing she wa…
Published on 1 year ago
In 'Kingdom of No Tomorrow,' a young woman joins the Black Panther Party
In Fabienne Josaphat's latest novel, a young woman named Nettie leaves Haiti for the United States. Set in the 1960s, Kingdom of No Tomorrow follows Nettie as she joins the Black Panther Party's free…
Published on 1 year ago
Colson Whitehead's novel 'The Nickel Boys' comes to the big screen
Colson Whitehead's 2019 novel The Nickel Boys follows the studious and idealistic Elwood Curtis, a Black teenager whose prized possession is a recording of speeches by Martin Luther King Jr. But when…
Published on 1 year ago
Two books explore phases of female life, girlhood and womanhood
Two books of essays consider the female experience through different stages of life. First, Kate Kennedy's One in a Millennial documents coming of age as a member of a highly-scrutinized generation. …
Published on 1 year ago
In Zahid Rafiq's debut short story collection, the future of Kashmir is uncertain
The World With Its Mouth Open is a book of short stories from journalist-turned-author Zahid Rafiq. The collection showcases the precarious but ordinary lives of people in modern day Kashmir, a site …
Published on 1 year ago