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Posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be published Oct. 22

Posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be published Oct. 22

NEW YORK (AP) — A memoir Alexei Navalny began working on in 2020 will be published this fall. “Patriot,” which publisher Alfred A. Knopf is calling the late Russian opposition leader's “final letter to the world,” will come out Oct. 22.
Marisha Pessl's 'Darkly,' her first novel in six years, to come out Nov. 12

Marisha Pessl's 'Darkly,' her first novel in six years, to come out Nov. 12

NEW YORK (AP) — Marisha Pessl's first novel in six years is a psychological thriller with the kinds of intricate clues and connections she has been known for since her acclaimed debut, “Special Topics in Calamity Physics.

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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. The Women by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s Publishing Group) 2. She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica (Park Row Books) 3. Table for Two by Amor Towles (Penguin Publishing Group) 4.

Ready to serve: The Barefoot Contessa's long-awaited memoir to come out Oct. 1

NEW YORK (AP) — The long-awaited memoir from Ina Garten, known to millions as host of “The Barefoot Contessa” and author of numerous cookbooks, will be published Oct. 1. The title, announced Tuesday, is “Be Ready When the Luck Happens.
Eleanor Catton, Janika Oza shortlisted for Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

Eleanor Catton, Janika Oza shortlisted for Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

TORONTO — Eleanor Catton's "Birnam Wood" is among the five finalists for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction.
Librarians fear new penalties, even prison, as activists challenge books

Librarians fear new penalties, even prison, as activists challenge books

When an illustrated edition of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” was released in 2019, educators in Clayton, Missouri needed little debate before deciding to keep copies in high school libraries.
Book Review: Jen Silverman’s gripping second novel explores the long afterlife of political violence

Book Review: Jen Silverman’s gripping second novel explores the long afterlife of political violence

Earlier this year a former member of the far-left Baader-Meinhof gang who spent decades in hiding was arrested by German police in connection with a string of crimes.
Maia Kobabe's 'Gender Queer' tops list of most criticized library books for third straight year

Maia Kobabe's 'Gender Queer' tops list of most criticized library books for third straight year

NEW YORK (AP) — Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir “Gender Queer” continues its troubled run as the country’s most controversial book, topping the American Library Association’s “challenged books” list for a third straight year.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces book detailing her rapid rise in Democratic politics

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces book detailing her rapid rise in Democratic politics

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will detail her rapid ascent in Democratic politics in a book out this summer, a move that will undoubtedly spark fresh speculation about her potential presidential ambitions.
Sex, drugs and the Ramones: CNN's Camerota ties up 'loose ends' from high school

Sex, drugs and the Ramones: CNN's Camerota ties up 'loose ends' from high school

NEW YORK (AP) — Wandering the former site of New York's famed CBGB nightclub, pointing to familiar names on band posters spread amid carefully preserved graffiti, is like being transported to a life that CNN's Alisyn Camerota has long since left behi
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