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Christian Science Monitor - Entertainment

The American frontier story left out key players -- Men like Kit Carson captured fame, but the West was also shaped by Black men, Chinese and Hispanic women, and a Cheyenne chief. -- Barbara Spindel

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Jayne Anne Phillips: 'Writing words against the erasure of things and lives' -- Heller McAlpin

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Spring forecast: Showers of great books for the month of April -- Monitor reviewers

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Legendary creator of 'Saturday Night Live' remains an enigma in 'Lorne' -- Peter Rainer

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Malian photographer ushered in a 'visual revolution'

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A soothsaying servant girl, an unstable king, and the modern-day scholars on their trail

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The evolution of Lincoln's immigration ideals: A historian assesses his legacy

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Are you there, readers? It's a Judy Blume biography.

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Alice Coltrane drew on gospel music of her youth

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Can logging be reshaped by forest regeneration? Suzanne Simard says yes.

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Audrey Spillman's musical and spiritual journey led her to peace, and inspiration

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'Tiny Gardens Everywhere' take root in urban plots

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In 'Son of Nobody,' Yann Martel wraps an Everyman and a scholar in an epic tale

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March reading madness: Ring in spring with the season's best books

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Aliens and UFOs still fascinate. 'Project Hail Mary,' 'Disclosure Day' are proof.

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Dancing offers children refuge in conflict-torn Congo

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Hardest-hit by Iran, the UAE pivots from cooperation to confrontation -- For years, the business-friendly United Arab Emirates had sought regional normalization. Now, after being targeted by Iran, it is pushing the United States to demand greater concessions from Tehran, and is pressing its neighbors to cooperate militarily. -- Taylor Luck

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