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	<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>New book chronicles the search for Phoenix&#8217;s Canal Killer</title>
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					<dc:creator>Jennifer Goldberg</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:36:33 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Massive Phoenix used book sale returns this weekend</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:27:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>12 books by Arizona authors that make great holiday gifts</title>
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					<dc:creator>Jennifer Goldberg</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Palabras Bilingual Bookstore celebrates 10 years in business</title>
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					<dc:creator>Jennifer Goldberg</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:09:38 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>CantoMundo poetry group brings together writers and readers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 14:54:29 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Tempe writers&#8217; conference welcomes author Sandra Cisneros</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 09:21:15 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Bestselling author Mel Robbins is bringing her Let Them Tour 2026 to Phoenix</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:25:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Fitness author Casey Johnston pumps up Tempe with weightlifting book</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:54:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Phoenix locations star in new mystery novel by ex-KJZZ reporter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:30:32 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Arizona author tells brutal border crossing story in new memoir</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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