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csmonitor.com > layout > set > amphtml > Arts-Culture > Books > 2026 > 0813 > delana-dameron-fairfield-county

Raising horses lifts a Black family across generations

2+ hour, 21+ min ago   (483+ words) By Deborah Johnson, Contributor In her deeply moving new novel, “Fairfield County,” celebrated poet and author DéLana R.A. Dameron weaves an unexpected story involving the South (in this case, rural South Carolina), horses, and cowboys – specifically, Black cowboys. In…...

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csmonitor.com > layout > set > amphtml > Perspectives > Making-a-difference > 2026 > 0422 > india-weddings-textiles-recycling

Indian nonprofits promote a culture of reuse for wedding celebrations

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (633+ words) Anshu Gupta, founder of nonprofit Goonj, shows one of the wedding kits. By Safina Nabi, Contributor Anu Priya Kumari always dreamed of wearing a wedding dress like the bright, ornately embroidered ones she saw on social media. But she knew…...

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csmonitor.com > layout > set > amphtml > Books > Book-Reviews > 2026 > 0313 > who-needs-friends-andrew-mccarthy-male-friendship

What does it take for male friendship to thrive?

5+ mon, 3+ hour ago   (247+ words) "Who Needs Friends: An Unscientific Examination of Male Friendship Across America," By Andrew McCarthy, Grand Central Publishing, 320 pp. By Malcolm Forbes, Contributor McCarthy embarks on a cross-country road trip to reconnect. He visits friends in Maryland, Kentucky, Texas, and California,…...

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csmonitor.com > Books > Book-Reviews > 2026 > 0205 > bookish-lucy-mangan-love-of-literature

When she married, she declined to join her library with her husband’s

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (318+ words) Feb. 05, 2026, 5:54 p.m. ET In "Bookish: How Reading Shapes Our Lives,” British author Lucy Mangan delivers her maxims: buying books is preferable to borrowing them, adults should read children’s books, and no reader should ever be ashamed of what they read. “Book…...

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csmonitor.com > The-Culture > Faith-Religion > 2025 > 0930 > gen-z-religion-faith-women-children

Gen Z women say ‘no thanks’ to motherhood. Reasons range from practical to spiritual.

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1223+ words) Sept. 30, 2025, 5:00 a.m. ET | Washington There’s a “boy internet” and a “girl internet.” And the two exist separately. That’s what Marianna Pecora, a student majoring in political communication, jokes about with her friends. “I think it’s dangerous for our society in general…...