Agatha Christie
Kelly Vaiman poses for a photo in her living room where she sometimes likes to sit and read, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in Boynton Beach, Fla. Vaiman is an avid cozy mystery reader. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2020 file photo fitness coach Joe Wicks poses for a photo. Wicks, who effectively became the U.K.'s personal trainer during the lockdown due to the spread of coronavirus has received a MBE, Most Excellent Order of the British Empire award, in the Queen's birthday Honor list it was announced late Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. (Ian West/PA via AP, File)
Meeting the moment: Queen Elizabeth honors pandemic's heroes

By Pan Pylas Oct. 10, 2020 06:04 AM EDT

This cover image released by Riverhead Books shows "Having and Being Had" by Eula Biss. (Riverhead Books via AP)
From Ferrante to Woodward: a full fall season in books

By Hillel Italie Aug. 19, 2020 11:25 AM EDT