The Mix

LOS ANGELES — “All Creatures Great and Small,” a beloved TV series of yore, is back as a reboot because producer Colin Callender saw the seriocomic adventures of veterinarians in a close-knit rural community as tonic for a politically divisive era.

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett (Riverhead) 2. “The Invisible Life of Addie Larue” by V.E. Schwab (Tor) 3. “The Return” by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing) 4. “A Time for Mercy” by John Grisham (Doubleday) 5.

1. “A Promised Land” by Barack Obama (Crown) 2. “Bridgerton's: The Duke and I” by Julia Quinn (Avon) 3. “Bridgerton Collection Volume 1” by Julia Quinn (Avon) 4. “The Boy, the Mole the Fox and the Horse” by Charlie Mackesy (HarperOne) 5.

TORONTO — Don't count out "Caillou." Though the Canadian children's animated series is ending its 21-year run on PBS Kids, its Toronto-based production company says the four-year-old protagonist's adventures aren't over. The U.S.

Phyllida Lloyd's “Herself,” an Irish drama of spousal abuse set against Dublin's housing crisis, has some narrative weak spots but its foundation of resilience and heart is strong.

Aaron Frazer, “Introducing...” (Dead Oceans/Easy Eye Sound) This year is going to be fine. How can we be so sure? It's starting with the release of Aaron Frazer’s debut solo album. One spin and you'll be spellbound, swaying — and smiling.

“Bone Canyon,” by Lee Goldberg (Thomas & Mercer) In the wake of wildfires ravaging Southern California hillsides, a Hollywood screenwriter discovers a human skull fragment on the edge of his property.

A new trial date has been set for Jacob Hoggard, the frontman for the Canadian rock band Hedley, who is charged with sex-related offences.

NEW YORK — Late-night TV show hosts expressed anger and frustration at the violence at the U.S. Capitol, offering sombre monologues that pleaded for unity even as some aimed pointed barbs at those they held responsible for the mobs' actions.

“The Prophets,” by Robert Jones Jr. (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) In Robert Jones Jr.’s “The Prophets,” Samuel and Isaiah are two enslaved men in love on a Deep South plantation.