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5 Books To Get You in the World Cup Spirit

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By John McMurtrie 
| Kirkus Reviews
Yes, baseball season is in full swing, and the NBA playoffs are drawing to a close, but most eyes in the sporting world are now focused, of course, on one thing: “UFC Freedom 250,” a mixed-martial arts event that will take place on June 14—President Trump’s 80th birthday—on the South Lawn of the White House.
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Hit the Road With These Nonfiction Summer Reads

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By John McMurtrie 
| Kirkus Reviews
A dozen years ago, a German student calculated that Sal Paradise, protagonist of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road (1957), traveled 17,000 miles crisscrossing the continent. Anyone wanting to recreate that odyssey today, with soaring gas prices, would be out thousands of dollars—far more than any penniless Beat adventurer could afford.
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On the Ballot: New Memoirs by Political Hopefuls

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By John McMurtrie 
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Kamala Harris’ 107 Days was the top-selling memoir of 2025. The former vice president might well choose to run again in the 2028 presidential election, but if she does, she’ll have competition this time around. It’s been a busy time for possible candidates who are positioning themselves for 2028 campaigns, and some of those likely Democratic hopefuls are publishing their own memoirs this year—although chances are that none will be as popular as Harris’ chronicle of her brief and ill-fated bid.
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