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“In the Fields of Fatherless Children,” the publisher writes: “examines the long shadow cast by the Vietnam War. Not just on the battlefield, but on the women, children, and rural communities that were left behind.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Brian Hooker told police that he and his wife left Hope Town for Elbow Cay, in the Abaco Islands, on Saturday evening when she fell overboard, taking the boat's keys with her.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Last year she left both posts to become executive vice chairman of the board, and executive vice president Doug Kehring had filled the finance role until Maxson’s hire.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Many left the company, either voluntarily for rivals or via layoffs that came in October as part of the restructuring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“I don’t think I would have reconnected with Cat at all, and if I hadn’t done that, I wouldn’t have gotten the message my grandpa left for me. . . .”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith