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Fall books: Britney and Barbra's memoirs are among major releases, but political books are fewer

Fall books: Britney and Barbra's memoirs are among major releases, but political books are fewer

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 One year ahead of the 2024 election, don't expect many new books about the presumed front-runners, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
In his new book 'The Fall,' author Michael Wolff foresees the demise of Fox News

In his new book 'The Fall,' author Michael Wolff foresees the demise of Fox News

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 The next book from 鈥淔ire and Fury鈥 author Michael Wolff is both a recounting of the recent past and a prediction for the near future. Wolff's 鈥淭he Fall: The End of Fox News and the Murdoch Dynasty鈥 will come out Sept.
Georgia school district is banning books, citing sexual content, after firing a teacher

Georgia school district is banning books, citing sexual content, after firing a teacher

ATLANTA (AP) 鈥 Georgia's second-largest school district says that it has removed two books from 20 school libraries, saying the books had 鈥渉ighly inappropriate, sexually explicit content.
Return of live shows after COVID closures revived performing arts industry: StatCan

Return of live shows after COVID closures revived performing arts industry: StatCan

A new report from Statistics Canada says the return of live shows and events after pandemic restrictions revived the country's performing arts industry in 2022, with significant revenue and salary growth in specific sectors.
Sarah Polley, Margaret Atwood to appear at Toronto International Festival of Authors

Sarah Polley, Margaret Atwood to appear at Toronto International Festival of Authors

TORONTO 鈥 Canadian multihyphenate Sarah Polley will receive the Toronto Book Award at this year's Toronto International Festival of Authors, where CanLit titans including Margaret Atwood and Patrick deWitt are also set to appear.

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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. We鈥檒l Always Have Summer by Jenny Han (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers) 2. Tides of Fire by James Rollins (William Morrow) 3.
Maxine Hong Kingston, bell hooks among those honored by Ishmael Reed's Before Columbus Foundation

Maxine Hong Kingston, bell hooks among those honored by Ishmael Reed's Before Columbus Foundation

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Maxine Hong Kingston, Darryl Pinckney and the late bell hooks were among the authors honored this year by the Before Columbus Foundation, a nonprofit co-founded by Ishmael Reed that celebrates multicultural literature.
Book Review: 'Kind of a Big Deal' tells backstory of hit comedy that escalated quickly

Book Review: 'Kind of a Big Deal' tells backstory of hit comedy that escalated quickly

鈥淜ind of a Big Deal: How 鈥楢nchorman鈥 Stayed Classy and Became the Most Iconic Comedy of the Twenty-First Century鈥 by Saul Austerlitz (Dutton) There are plenty of comedies that are known by many for their catchphrases and gags more than the actual plo
Georgia made it easier for parents to challenge school library books. Almost no one has done so

Georgia made it easier for parents to challenge school library books. Almost no one has done so

CUMMING, Ga. (AP) 鈥 When Allison Strickland urged a suburban Atlanta school board in June to remove four books from school libraries, she was following a path cleared by Georgia鈥檚 Republican lawmakers.
No death penalty for a Utah mom accused of killing her husband, then writing a kid book about death

No death penalty for a Utah mom accused of killing her husband, then writing a kid book about death

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) 鈥 Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against a Utah mother who wrote a children鈥檚 book about coping with grief after her husband鈥檚 death and is now accused of fatally poisoning him.
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