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Preschool pals Toopy and Binoo leap from books to TV to theatres

Preschool pals Toopy and Binoo leap from books to TV to theatres

TORONTO 鈥 Nearly 30 years after debuting in a francophone book series, Canadian preschool TV stars Toopy and Binoo leap to the big screen with their first animated feature.

Colin Meloy of The Decemberists working on first novel for adults, scheduled for 2025

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Colin Meloy, frontman of The Decemberists and already a popular children's author, is now writing a novel for adults. Meloy's book, which has the working title 鈥淐ascadia,鈥 is scheduled for 2025 (in the spring, not in December), G.P.
Children's author Dav Pilkey has shameless title for next 'Dog Man' book, 'The Scarlet Shedder'

Children's author Dav Pilkey has shameless title for next 'Dog Man' book, 'The Scarlet Shedder'

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 With apologies to Nathaniel Hawthorne and admirers of 鈥淭he Scarlet Letter,鈥 Dav Pilkey has a shameless name for the next installment of his multi-million selling 鈥淒og Man鈥 children's books series about a canine superhero: 鈥淒og Man: Th
Shakespeare and penguin book get caught in Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' laws

Shakespeare and penguin book get caught in Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' laws

ORLANDO, Fla.
Vancouver translator reaches settlement with British Museum over unauthorized work

Vancouver translator reaches settlement with British Museum over unauthorized work

VANCOUVER 鈥 A Canadian translator says she鈥檚 reached a settlement with the British Museum over unauthorized use of her work.

US-Apple-Books-Top-10

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Out of Nowhere by Sandra Brown - 9781538742976 - (Grand Central Publishing) 2. Tom Lake by Ann Patchett - 9780063327542 - (Harper) 3. Dead Fall by Brad Thor - 9781982182229 - (Atria/Emily Bestler Books) 4.
Simon & Schuster purchased by private equity firm KKR for $1.62 billion

Simon & Schuster purchased by private equity firm KKR for $1.62 billion

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Simon & Schuster has been sold to the private equity firm KKR, months after a federal judge blocked its purchase by rival publisher Penguin Random House because of concerns that competition would shrink the book market.
Prince Harry and wife Meghan purchase screen rights to Canadian author's book

Prince Harry and wife Meghan purchase screen rights to Canadian author's book

TORONTO 鈥 A Canadian author says a production company belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has bought the screen rights for her romantic novel.
Book Review: 'Disobedient' deftly paints the inspiring story of artist Artemisia Gentileschi

Book Review: 'Disobedient' deftly paints the inspiring story of artist Artemisia Gentileschi

鈥淒isobedient鈥 by Elizabeth Fremantle (Pegasus Books) Artemisia Gentileschi鈥檚 painting skills quickly surpass her father鈥檚, but society dictates that as a woman, she must stay home and protect her virtue.
Book Review: A private eye鈥檚 death sets a Chicago cop on a hairy investigation in 'Dead and Gone'

Book Review: A private eye鈥檚 death sets a Chicago cop on a hairy investigation in 'Dead and Gone'

鈥淒ead and Gone,鈥 by Joanna Schaffhausen (Minotaur) A private eye named Sam Tran is dead, hanged from a tree in a local cemetery, and Chicago P.D. Detective Annalisa Vega catches the case.