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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 w…
1 year, 9 months 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 cott…
1 year, 9 months 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 fol…
1 year, 9 months 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 C…
1 year, 9 months 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…
1 year, 9 months 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 t…
1 year, 9 months 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 …
1 year, 9 months 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 record…
1 year, 9 months 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 ag…
1 year, 9 months 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 ordin…
1 year, 9 months ago