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The doomed romance of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier gets the bio treatment, a new Maisie Dobbs mystery hits shelves and more book recommendations.

A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.

Community leaders are calling for solutions ranging from direct aid to victims to greater investment in housing and health care.

In this rousing debut, singer-songwriter Henry mines his painful experiences talking with white people about anti-Black racism to chart a path forward for racial justice activists. Rebuking white peop

Most anticipated fiction for 2022

STARTERS Grant Sherfield: B Sherfield’s 25 points against San Diego State on Friday were a bit misleading. Yes, they certainly look good on the stat sheet but they are empty calorie points just the same. Sherfield had just six points at halftime, all on free throws, after missing all six of his shots in the first half. He then scored 11 points in the last 9:38 as the Pack did little more than keep the score respectable. He missed three straight shots while the Aztecs were building their le...

  Grading the Nevada Wolf Pack’s 89-60 and 72-62 victories over the UNLV Rebels this past Sunday, Tuesday at Lawlor Events Center: STARTERS Grant Sherfield: B All of the minutes, responsibility and attention he’s getting from opponents might finally be wearing on the Wolf Pack’s 6-foot-2 leader. Sherfield was solid against UNLV but he continued to struggle with his shot, making just 12-of-26. He’s also now just 6-of-27 (22 percent) on threes over his last five games after starting the ...

Khyati Joshi joins Religion News Service as new columnist  Religion News Service (RNS), thanks to a grant from the Guru Krupa Foundation, is pleased to announce that Dr. Khyati Y. Joshi has joined RNS as a columnist covering Hindus and Hinduism. Her first column focuses on Vice President Kamala Harris’ “embodied diversity” and how Harris and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff offer a model for interfaith families. Joshi is a professor of education at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New J...

More from Written in Protest By Andre Henry — October 5, 2020 (RNS) — The charge to pray for stricken leaders has often been turned against oppressed people, and the Bible makes clear it’s acceptable to decline. By Andre Henry — July 4, 2020 (RNS) — The basic principle we all celebrate on Independence Day, the consent of the governed, has long been broken in two by the color line. By Andre Henry — June 8, 2020 (RNS) — I was told by classmates, mentors and friends in the evang...

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