U.S. Authors Dominate Booker Prize Semifinals
Six American writers join 13 semifinalists for the Booker Prize in fiction. Rachel Kushner Percival Everett and Tommy Orange lead a diverse international list. The panel includes Australian Dutch and Canadian authors, with Anne Michaels Hisham Matar and Yael van der Wouden among the standout entries.
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Rachel Kushner
Percival Everett
Tommy Orange
Orange
Everett
James
Mark Twain
Jim
Kushner
Creation Lake
Richard Powers
U.S
Rita Bullwinkel
Claire Messad
U.K
Canada
Ireland
Australia
Netherlands
Anne Michaels
Hisham Matar
Yael van der Wouden
Edmund de Waal
Paul Lynch
Swift stunned by England dance class stabbings tragedy
Taylor Swift says she is shocked and saddened by a fatal stabbing at a Hart Space Studio dance workshop in Southport England where three children died and 11 were injured. A 17 year old suspect from Banks Cardiff faces murder and attempted murder charges as investigators probe motive.
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Taylor Swift
England
Southport
Hart Space
Merseyside
Liverpool
BBC News
Serena Kennedy
Nana
Banks
Cardiff
Wales
Swift
Warsaw
Poland
Vienna
U.K
Wembley Stadium
Vindication and resilience after workplace bullying
A reader seeks closure after enduring harassment by a predator at a former employer. The advice urges framing the past as proof of strength, avoiding a petty post, and focusing on personal growth rather than returning to the toxic environment. A later letter advises navigating fear around a spouse’s flying hobby with counseling and compromise.
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Eric
Dear Abby marriage split questions affairs and parenting
A reader asks if she should tell university age children about her husband’s affairs amid a 30 year marriage dissolving. Abby notes kids will likely infer flaws, advises restraint. In a second letter, a mother asks why friends’ son lacks independence. Abby says not teaching survival skills harms him and praises late lessons.
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Abby
Cobb Salad Handmade With Avocado Green Goddess Dressing
A nostalgic portrait of the Cobb salad born in Los Angeles in the 1930s features a composed plate of romaine lettuce topped with lines of bacon, Roquefort or cheddar, eggs, avocado, chicken, tomato and cheese. The author favors lining up ingredients on greens and shares a recipe for avocado green goddess dressing. Source: Meredith Deeds.
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Los Angeles
Robert Cobb
Celebrity
Hollywood
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Rericthomas.com
Erric Thomas
Dear Abby
Michigan
Abigail van Buren
Jeanne Phillips
Pauline Phillips
DearAbby.com
Meredith Deeds
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