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Toni Morrison on Writing "Beloved."
Author Toni Morrison, acclaimed for her honest depiction of black life in her books, Song of Solomon, Sula, and Tar Baby. Her first novel in seven years has just been published. It's titled Beloved.
Adam Hochschild Reflects on Straying From His Wealthy Roots.
Adam Hochschild, founder of the leftist magazine "Mother Jones." He's written a memoir about his ambivalent relationship with his father, an industrialist who operated a string of gold and diamond mines in South Africa.
The First of Television's Fall Crop.
TV Critic David Bianculli will review the shows that are sneaking in to the schedule before the official start of the fall television season.
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