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Week of January 17, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of January 17th include THE BLACK CHURCH by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., a powerful new history of the Black church as a foundation of Black life and a driving force in the larger freedom struggle in America; LAND, in which Simon Winchester explores the notion of property --- our proprietary relationship with the land --- through human history, how it has shaped us and what it will mean for our future; THE DOCTORS BLACKWELL, a richly researched biography from Janice P. Nimura that celebrates two complicated pioneers --- Elizabeth Blackwell and her younger sister, Emily --- who exploded the limits of possibility for women in medicine; and Mateo Askaripour's BLACK BUCK, a crackling, satirical debut novel about a young man given a shot at stardom as the lone Black salesman at a mysterious, cult-like and wildly successful startup where nothing is as it seems.

March 2026

March's Books on Screen roundup includes the films Reminders of Him and Project Hail Mary; the series premieres of "Scarpetta" on Prime Video, "Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole" and "Vladimir" on Netflix, "R.J. Decker" on ABC, and "Imperfect Women" on Apple TV; the season premieres of STARZ's "Outlander" and Netflix's "Virgin River"; the midseason premieres of "Tracker" and "Watson" on CBS; the series finale of HBO Max's "Like Water for Chocolate"; the season finales of "When Calls the Heart" on Hallmark Channel and "Cross" on Prime Video; the continuation of Apple TV's "The Last Thing He Told Me"; and the DVD/Blu-ray releases of Hamnet, Killers of the Flower Moon, The Housemaid, The Running Man and Not Without Hope.

April 2026

April's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of "The Testaments" on Hulu and Disney+; "Margo's Got Money Troubles" on Apple TV, and "The House of the Spirits" on Prime Video; the season finale of Apple TV's "The Last Thing He Told Me"; the season premiere of "Sullivan's Crossing" on The CW; the conclusion of Apple TV's "Imperfect Women"; the films Hamlet and The Stranger; the continuation of "Outlander" on STARZ and "Will Trent" on ABC; and the DVD/Blu-ray releases of Cold Storage and Die My Love.

May 2026

May's Books on Screen roundup includes the films The Devil Wears Prada 2, Remarkably Bright Creatures, Animal Farm and Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery; the series finales of "Outlander" on STARZ, "Margo's Got Money Troubles" on Apple TV, "The House of the Spirits" on Prime Video, and "Watson" on CBS; the season finales of CBS's "Tracker," ABC's "Will Trent," and Hulu's "The Testaments"; the series premiere of "Lord of the Flies" on Netflix; the season premieres of Netflix's "A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder" and "The Chestnut Man"; and the DVD/Blu-ray releases of Reminders of Him, “Wuthering Heights”, Dracula and Bambi: The Reckoning.

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