Best Of: Living With Incurable Stage-4 Cancer / Life As A Long Haul Trucker

Best Of: Living With Incurable Stage-4 Cancer / Life As A Long Haul Trucker

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Religion scholar Kate Bowler used to believe God had a plan for her life. Then, at 35, she was diagnosed with incurable stage-4 colon cancer. “I really had to rethink what trust and hope looks like,” she says. Her new memoir is ‘Everything Happens For A Reason (And Other Lies I’ve Loved).’ Also, critic Ken Tucker reviews the ‘Black Panther’ soundtrack, which features Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, and SZA. And Finn Murphy has logged over a million miles hauling people’s belongings across the country. His new memoir, ‘The Long Haul,’ is filled with insights about life on the road, and the subculture of truckers.