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  • In the Unlikely Event is beloved YA author Judy Blume's first novel for adults in 17 years — it's centered on a series of plane crashes that really happened in her home town in the early 1950s.
  • Dana Cann's novel is packed with ghosts, literal and figurative. It centers on a married couple grieving the loss of their infant daughter — and the way that grief can make strange things happen.
  • Graham Swift's slim, incantatory new novel centers around young Jane, a maid on a rural estate, and the day in 1924 that unexpectedly alters the trajectory of her life.
  • Claire North's moving new novel The Sudden Appearance of Hope centers on a young woman who cannot be remembered; only animals or people with brain damage can recall their interactions with her.
  • Mishell Baker's new fantasy novel follows filmmaker Millie Roper as she manages her mental and physical issues while hunting down a missing fairy nobleman — and trying to make a career in Hollywood.
  • Max Porter's darkly funny, fiercely emotional new novel centers on a family — a husband and two sons — devastated by the loss of their wife and mother. And then the crow appears.
  • Christine Mangan's new novel, set in Morocco in the 1950s, centers on the sinister tension between two ex-friends — but the dusty, detailed Moroccan scenery sometimes gets in the way of the story.
  • President Bush defended his diplomatic strategy with North Korea at a news conference Wednesday, saying bilateral talks with the nation during the Clinton administration just didn't work to curb its nuclear ambitions.
  • President Bush bypassed Baghdad and went to an air base in Anbar province. He met with tribal sheiks who have been working with the U.S. to drive out Islamic extremists. With the failure of the Iraqi government to unite, the Bush administration is slowly moving the goal posts.
  • Fans cheer San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds' phenomenal feat – 756 career home runs. The game against the Washington Nationals was announced by Jon Miller for ESPN. He speaks with Renee Montagne.
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