that had given immigrants a legal way into the U.S.

A book such as this, focused on history and facts, could become tedious to a casual reader, but James knows how to disarm readers with properly timed humor and quippy theories.True crime fan or not, James’ book is a great primer of “axe murder” in all its shapes and forms

Ian Leslie’s “John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs,” takes a detailed look — 426 pages — at howworked together from their meeting as teenagers until John’s death.Had McCartney not decided at age 15 to go hear Lennon’s band playing in a Liverpool suburb, the world would have been denied the multitude of Beatle songs that brightened a generation and brought escalating musical innovation to rock music.

As Leslie affirms in the book, Lennon and McCartney early on developed a personal and creative chemistry that allowed them to elevate each other’s work to the timeless song classics still heard around the world.And into that relationship dives Leslie, analyzing the mountain of articles and books written about

and interpreting messages the two men were sending to each other in their solo songs, particularly after the band’s break-up when both were writing and performing as solo acts.

Leslie focuses on exploring the often-tortured relationship between the introverted, sometimes jealous and frequently depressed Lennon and the more outgoing, driven and business-like McCartney.“People have stopped coming, and when they come, they ask if the immigration officials came here,” said Elisaul Velazco, the owner of a clothing store downtown. “Everything is paralyzed. Sales have dropped by 60%.”

A woman without legal status in the U.S. listens anxiously as Nora Sandigo, who runs a non-profit dedicated to supporting immigrant families, educates undocumented mothers about their legal rights and options to prepare their families in case a parent were to be detained or deported, Jan. 17, 2025, in Florida City, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)A woman without legal status in the U.S. listens anxiously as Nora Sandigo, who runs a non-profit dedicated to supporting immigrant families, educates undocumented mothers about their legal rights and options to prepare their families in case a parent were to be detained or deported, Jan. 17, 2025, in Florida City, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

For years, Sandigo has prepared immigrant parents for the worst-case scenario: being separated from their children.Now she goes to those parents instead of having them come to her.