Book excerpt: "My Beloved" by Jan Karon

The New York Times bestselling author returns to the village of Mitford in her 15th novel featuring Father Tim Kavanagh.
The Santa Barbara Independent

The Best Poetry Books of 2025

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‘Yes’ to God, but ‘no’ to church – what religious change looks like for many Latin Americans

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As Carney goes to Washington, he must stand firm and keep his elbows up

Before his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, the Prime Minister had played down expectations. He was right ...

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As Tom Petty’s world fell apart, he made his most deeply personal album

Tom Petty thought he was just making another solo album. Instead he ended up performing open-heart surgery on himself, ...

VFL Floyd Miley from the ‘Miracle at South Bend’ on success, finding purpose

VFL Floyd Miley may be best remembered for turning the tide in the Vols’ legendary “Miracle at South Bend,” but he said he ...

Dick Van Dyke: From Mary Poppins to beloved Hollywood elder statesman

Dick Van Dyke at 99 is keeping it ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ 60 years after Mary Poppins and groundbreaking sitcom ...

3 states are challenging precedent against posting the Ten Commandments in public schools – cases that could land back at the Supreme Court

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The Texas Observer

A Trip Through Willie Nelson’s Golf Course, His Unorthodox Rules, and His Uncertain Tribal Identity

My wife Monica and I had different reasons for journeying to Pedernales. She’s a fan. But our visit to Willie’s golf course ...

This may be the best fiction narration out there

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Opinion

Debris of a Dream: A Muslim Growing Up in the Shadow of Babri Masjid Demolition

On Babri Masjid demolition anniversary, a journalist reflects on three decades of fear, identity, and belonging—from a childhood in Gaya on 6 December 1992 to lynchings, Shaheen Bagh, bulldozer ...