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INSANE: 2 - The Real Truth

Update your beach read: 52 books for summer 2023, with some themes in mind

Let’s try something new this summer.

Chicago Tribune

Here are 19 books our critics are excited for this summer

We asked some of our regular book critics what soon-to-be-published titles they are most looking forward to reading this summer. Here's what they said.

WEKU

Mindy Kaling and Bruce Springsteen set to be honoured with humanities medals by Joe Biden

The medal represents the US’s highest award for advancing the arts

The Independent UK

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Biden awarding 1st batch of arts and humanities medals; Chicagoan Fred Eychaner, Bruce Springsteen among honorees

The medals are Biden’s first batch of awards for the arts and humanities, which were delayed by the pandemic. Mindy Kaling, Gladys Knight, Amy Tan and Julia Louis-Dreyfus are also among the medal recipients.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden awarding 1st batch of arts, humanities medals Tuesday

Singer Jose Feliciano, actress Mindy Kaling and fashion designer Vera Wang are among artists being honored by President Joe Biden with the National Medal of Arts

The Independent UK

In brief: The Book of the Most Precious Substance; Antarctica: A History in 100 Objects; These Precious Days – review

An absorbing occult thriller from Sara Gran; fascinating snapshots of South Pole exploration; and searching essays from Ann Patchett

The Guardian - UK

The 5,000-year history of writer’s block

The romantic image of the writer doesn’t do justice to the tedious reality of churning out words

Salon

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On my radar: Kayo Chingonyi’s cultural highlights

The award-winning poet on his favourite New York record store, the mindfulness of taking photos on film cameras, Ann Patchett’s captivating essays and the lyrical appeal of Medellín

The Guardian - UK

The Dutch House audiobook review – Tom Hanks narrates a modern fairytale

The actor brings sensitivity, warmth and humour to Ann Patchett’s multi-generational novel of loss and family strife

The Guardian - UK

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