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In “Black Cloud Rising,” David Wright Faladé tells a classic war story based on a unit of soldiers, including many newly released slaves, that helped…
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A $125 million program offering guaranteed income to 2,400 artists across New York state who can demonstrate financial need is now accepting applications.A $125 million…
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Carl Erik Fisher’s book, “The Urge,” partly a memoir of his own alcoholism, provides an overview of the many approaches that have been used to…
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“Pure Colour” is a cosmological origin story, told through the eyes of a dissociative and grieving aesthete.“Pure Colour” is a cosmological origin story, told through…
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The novel “Moon Witch, Spider King” traces the dark life of Sogolon, a ruthless avenger, complicated mother and captivating antihero.The novel “Moon Witch, Spider King”…
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For centuries, Kharnak nomads have raised livestock in one of the most hauntingly beautiful — and inhospitable — places on earth. Can their traditions outlast…
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