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Governor and author of the newly released book, Off Ramp, Spencer Cox joined Geoff Bennett on @pbsnews.org to discuss depolarization and his differences with President Trump. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

pbs.orgUtah Gov. Spencer Cox on his blueprint for depolarizing a fractured nationIn the aftermath of the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox emerged as a prominent voice calling on Americans to step back from the political hatred and violenc...
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@willienelsonmusic.bsky.social's newest book THE LAST LEAF will be on shelves November 10th! @billboard.com shares: "Nelson, 93, shares decades of hard-earned wisdom and insights, including those gleaned from his relationship with his longtime love, his wife Annie." www.billboard.com/lists/new-co...

billboard.comNew Country Music Books to Read This FallBillboard highlights eight upcoming or recently-released country music-related books for music fans to enjoy.
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“When asked, ‘What was it like, growing up with Diana?’, my first thought is always, But I don’t know what it was like not to grow up with her…” The extraordinary life and death of Diana, as told by her brother, Charles. Available now wherever books, eBooks, and audiobooks are sold.

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IT’S OFFICIAL: Arnold Schwarzenegger is back with a new book. Introducing Better Every Day, a powerful new guide to creating a life of continual growth & deeper purpose. There has never been a best that didn’t start with better. And better starts today. Coming January 12, 2027.

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Author of TWO SHIPS David Reynolds reviews two of Frederick Douglass' books in @wsj.com. In his newest book, Reynolds cites Douglass' work in Two Ships, the story of how slavery came to American shores. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

wsj.com‘Frederick Douglass’s American Founding’ and ‘Until the Last Yoke Is Broken’: A Foundational QuestionFrederick Douglass’s early writing and speaking condemned the U.S. Constitution for embedding slavery in its clauses. Decades later, he saw the document very differently.
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Daylight Come: Harry Belafonte and the World He Made is on sale today! Read an exclusive excerpt of the new book in @vanityfair.com.

vanityfair.comFrom Day to Night: How Harry Belafonte Hosted a Historic Week of The Tonight Show Featuring Robert F. Kennedy, Paul Newman, and Martin Luther King Jr.An exclusive excerpt from ‘Daylight Come’ revisits King’s last televised interview, where Belafonte, sitting in for Johnny Carson, masterfully converged all corners of American culture, from Hollywood...
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In his interview with The Ringer @colsonwhitehead.com recommends Murderland by @calfraser.bsky.social! "It’s about serial killers and possible causes for the epidemic of serial killers in the ’60s and ’70s and ’80s. It’s pretty good." www.theringer.com/2026/07/21/b...

theringer.comHow to Die and Be Reborn in Colson Whitehead’s New YorkThe Pulitzer Prize–winning author opens up about midlife, the state of writing, and how his new book, ‘Cool Machine,’ makes sense of the world
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Daylight Come by Joshua Jelly-Schapiro is on sale now! Harry Belafonte changed American music, culture, and history. From the recording studio to the front lines of the civil rights movement, this illuminating biography traces Harry Belafonte's remarkable life and enduring legacy.

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"In one of my earliest memories, I’m shrinking. I’m in the back seat of my parents’ car, face pressed against the window, straining to see the peaks of the mountains outside..." Read an excerpt of ALL THAT'S UNSEEN by Emilee Hackney in @literaryhub.bsky.social. lithub.com/what-it-mean...

lithub.comWhat It Means to Come From Appalachian Coal CountryIn one of my earliest memories, I’m shrinking. I’m in the back seat of my parents’ car, face pressed against the window, straining to see the peaks of the mountains outside. The road we’re driving …
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Emilee Hackney, the debut author of ALL THAT'S UNSEEN, sat down with @amnanawaz.bsky.social on @pbsnews.org to discuss her new book and the wider nation's misconceptions about Appalachia. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

pbs.orgOn 'Settle In,' Emilee Hackney and Amna Nawaz discuss Appalachian stereotypesAppalachia is often stereotyped as a region defined by struggling coal towns and substance abuse. Writer Emilee Hackney says those portrayals don’t reflect her life growing up in southwestern Virginia...
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“[An] achingly intelligent memoir . . . It’s been 10 years since the publication of Hillbilly Elegy, by Vice President JD Vance, and we finally have an Appalachian memoir worthy of its origins." @nytimes.com reviews ALL THAT'S UNSEEN from Emilee Hackney. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/b...

nytimes.comBook Review: ‘All That’s Unseen,’ by Emilee Hackney“All That’s Unseen,” by Emilee Hackney, an eighth-generation Appalachian, offers a portrait both loving and cleareyed of the region that formed her.
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We're deeply proud of our author Calvin Duncan, whose remarkable journey and continued fight for justice are featured in The Guardian. Learn more about his extraordinary story in The Jailhouse Lawyer. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

theguardian.comHe won office in Louisiana after a murder exoneration. Maga wouldn’t let the election standCalvin Duncan studied law in prison to free himself and won his court clerk race in a landslide. Three hours in, the role was abolished in an act of ‘white supremacy’
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“A dazzling survey of some three centuries of American history . . . Reading Two Ships would be an excellent way to observe this particular Fourth of July.” —Maureen Corrigan, @nprfreshair.bsky.social www.npr.org/2026/07/03/n...

npr.orgYou know the Mayflower. What about the White Lion? Here's the story of 'Two Ships'David S. Reynolds' book examines the twin legacies of the Mayflower, which carried the Pilgrims to Plymouth in 1620, and the White Lion, which brought the first enslaved Africans to Virginia in 1619.
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Join Nephi Craig on his book tour for Our Knives Will Save Us! 🌽🍗🥦 Craig shares a powerful story of healing, resilience, and Indigenous foodways, exploring how reclaiming ancestral knowledge can nourish communities and transform lives.

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"Unflinching . . . All That’s Unseen is a gripping exploration of identity, class, religion and a large swath of American life that is fighting with all its might to survive." @ajc.com reviews Emilee Hackney's forthcoming memoir, on shelves July 28th! www.ajc.com/arts-enterta...

ajc.comFrom Appalachian coalfields to Harvard, memoir charts extraordinary journeyEmilee Hackney gives an intimate look at a way of life unfamiliar to many but more widespread than imagined by those whose worldview is shaped by social media and pop culture.