Let It Burn revisits Detroit through Alex McKnight
Edgar winner Steve Hamilton returns Alex McKnight to Detroit to face a past case and a disputed conviction. McKnight, now a private detective, probes whether Darryl King’s 20 year prison sentence was just while reconciling memories of a city and career shaped by tragedy.
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Alex McKnight
Detroit
Alex
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Hamilton
Force
Darryl King
Darryl
New JFK assassination book due this October
New York AP report says Philip Shenon, former New York Times reporter, writes a forthcoming Henry Holt book alleging interference by powerful figures with the Warren Commission. The untitled work is set to publish Oct. 22, close to the 50th anniversary of the Dallas shooting on November 22, 1963.
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NEW York
John F. Kennedy
New York Times
Philip Shenon
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Jfk
Dallas
Henry Holt and Co
God Me and Sweet Iced Tea Devotional by Rose Chandler Johnson
Rose Chandler Johnson releases God Me and Sweet Iced Tea Experiencing God in the Midst of Everyday Moments A Devotional Journey a 52 page collection of meditations scriptures prayers and tea themed reflections Johnson a Ga resident blends personal stories from teaching and family with daily journaling her book published this month is available on Amazon.
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Martinez
Rose Chandler Johnson
God
Johnson
Amazon
Chandler
Everyday Moments Devotional Journey at the Aiken Standard
The article profiles a staff member who reports edits and designs pages across all areas of production at the Aiken Standard. It notes she earned a journalism degree from Valdosta State University in July 2012 and resides with her family in Evans Georgia.
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Aiken Standard
Valdosta State University
Evans, Ga
Almost Like Christmas by Joseph Heller in Strand Magazine
The Strand Magazine will publish a rare late 1940s or early 1950s Heller short story about racial mob violence in a Southern town. A white man lies in a coma after an alley fight while a Black man, Jess Calgary, faces suspicion as locals press for answers.
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New York
Joseph Heller
Strand Magazine
Heller
Andrew Gulli
Strand
Birmingham
Mich
Mark Twain
Graham Greene
Jess Calgary
Carter
Calgary
Nelson Mandela vivid life tale for young readers
Terri Schlichenmeyer reviews Kadir Nelson’s Nelson Mandela a child friendly portrait of the South African leader. The book blends accessible narrative with striking illustrations to explain apartheid and Mandela’s fight, release, and rise to leadership for children ages four to seven.
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Heid
Nelson Mandela
South Africa
Kadir Nelson
Nelson
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Katherine Tegen
HarperCollins
Canada
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Johannesburg
Terri Schlichenmeyer
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