Kickoff at Nissan Stadium is scheduled for noon CDT on Sunday, Oct. 29. Source

The questions, discussion topics and other material that follow are intended to enhance a group’s conversation of “Let Us Descend.” Source

“Let Us Descend” by Jesmyn Ward, a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and the youngest person ever to be honored with the Library of Congress’s Prize for American Fiction, chronicles the trials of Annis, an enslaved teenager. Source

In preparation for an expected ground invasion, the Israeli army has constructed a rapid-response training facility at the Tse’elim army base, approximately 30 miles south of Ashkelon. Source

Republicans start the process again for the third time since early October to find a speaker who can win 98% — 217 — of their 221 House members. Source

Israel’s military is preparing for a ground assault on Hamas in the Gaza Strip that is expected to include tricky urban warfare. “CBS Mornings” co-host Tony Dokoupil visits an army base where Israel is working to prepare thousands of soldiers to kick in doors and make split-second decisions. Source

Only on “CBS Mornings,” Oprah Winfrey reveals her newest book club selection, “Let Us Descend,” by two-time National Book Award winner, MacArthur Fellow and the youngest person to receive the Library of Congress’s Prize for American Fiction, Jesmyn Ward. Ward joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss finding out her book was selected for Oprah’s Book Club, her experience writing the book, and how her own personal loss and grief helped her write about the enslaved teen, Annis, at the center of “Let Us Descend.” Source

Republicans start the process again for the third time since early October to find a speaker who can win 98% — 217 — of their 221 House members. Source

Looking for four men who escaped from a Georgia jail, officers found a murder suspect who had been missing for over seven months. Source

Kim was wrapped with plastic and duct tape, naked inside a brown canvas suitcase that had been placed in a trash bin. Source