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FICTION: A tragicomic tale about a man whose life is turned around when his wife falls ill.

ATLANTA — It’s a new day for Hawks general manager Landry Fields and his staff. It would have been nearly impossible to improve the roster without dumping a high-priced player for a pittance. Now it will be very hard, which is within the normal range for basketball executives.

NONFICTION: 'Ultra-Processed People' investigates how the products of food science are harming consumers.

"Beware the Woman" by Megan Abbott; G.P. Putnam’s Sons (304 pages, $28)

NEW YORK — The NBA, by nature of the CBA and career timelines, is cyclical. One moment a team is in the conference finals, the next it’s toiling through a rebuild. Just ask the Thunder. And the Rockets.

SEATTLE — I imagine if there were a poll asking Seattleites who their favorite NBA player was, Kevin Durant would top the list. Or if not — he'd at least poll higher here than he would in any other town — including those in the Bay Area, where he won…

PITTSBURGH — The NCAA baseball season ended Monday night with LSU topping Florida in Game 3 of the College World Series. Now comes the real intrigue, at least locally.

PITTSBURGH — About half of Allegheny County Parks field programs on fireflies are booked up and the 11th Pennsylvania Firefly Festival Nights in Forest County Kellettville is sold out again.

Massive government spending programs typically cost more than projected. At some point, one might even call it a pattern.

It should surprise no one that, in today’s Washington, a deal sometimes is not a deal.

When the FDA first asserted the authority to regulate e-cigarettes in 2016, many people assumed the agency would quickly get rid of vapes with flavors like cotton candy, gummy bears, and Froot Loops that appeal to kids.