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Dig into a page-turning novel chronicling a smalltown man’s tumble down the rabbit hole of 20th-century political arch-conservativism. Follow Madison Hadder from his difficult pre-World War One childhood through a struggling young adulthood and rising political career from the Depression through the Cold War and McCarthyism. All followed by a rapid downfall, surprising resurrection and final tragedy.

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SHALOM, THE “OTHER” DOLLY! 

By David Perlstein | August 27, 2026 |

I rarely write about the death of a celebrity, but Dolly Parton’s life deserves a few words. In 2019, I wrote “Shalom, Dolly!” after seeing the Broadway road musical, “Hello, Dolly!” The show had aged, but the staging and cast made it literally—and figuratively—sing. I also felt it personally. Dolly Gallagher Levi, a matchmaker supreme, was a…