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Suspense rules fiction this week, with a new cop protagonist from Ian Rankin, a tale by Lars Kepler that rivals the Dragon Tattoo series, and a debut novel inspired by Sherlock Holmes. In nonfiction, there's a history of ballet and Patti LuPone's memoir of the Great White Way.

University of Massachusetts Amherst officials faced tough questions from faculty and staff Tuesday. It happened during a special meeting that featured the chancellor and other leaders explaining what led up to over 130 people being arrested at a pro-Palestinian encampment last week.

Americana rockers The National Reserve bring their classic, rootsy sounds to the Egremont Barn in South Egremont, Mass. , tonight at 7:30pm . The Brooklyn - based outfit ’ s blend of guitar - driven country - rock, blues, soul, and old - time rock ‘ n ’ roll should appeal to fans of Little Feat, The Band, Neil Young , the Rolling Stones, and the Allman Brothers Band . (Fri, May 3)

Councilors passed revisions to the city’s housing zoning code and bade farewell to outgoing councilors.

Celtic baroque band Makaris brings its singular Irish-accented twist on the music of J.S. Bach to the Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, Mass., on Sunday at 4pm, in a presentation by Close Encounters With Music. Scottish music proved creatively productive and financially lucrative for several composers during the 18th century. Haydn and Beethoven alone arranged hundreds of these traditional songs for home performance. Makaris shows why this repertoire proved so popular with audiences and artists. (Sun, Mar 17)

Eugene Drucker, a founding member of the Emerson String Quartet, will be joined by pianist Gili Melamed-Lev and cellist Roberta Cooper for a chamber program entitled “From Mozart to Piazzolla: A Panorama of Musical Expression,” at the Meeting House in New Marlborough, Mass., on Saturday at 4:30pm.

When the toll collector asked Leahruth Jemilo how she was doing, she burst into tears. The collector's response has stayed with her ever since.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with José R. Ralat about his new job as "taco editor" for Texas Monthly magazine.

Three people have been charged in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of musical group One Direction who died after falling from his Buenos Aires hotel room balcony last month.

About the size of Rhode Island, the iceberg known as A23a got stuck in an ocean vortex this summer, spinning in place for months. Now, it's free, and heading back into open Antarctic waters.