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National Business Book Award finalists include top Bay Street names, ex-BoC governor

National Business Book Award finalists include top Bay Street names, ex-BoC governor

TORONTO — The former governor of the Bank of Canada and several top Bay Street names are among the three finalists for the National Business Book Award 2023.
Erik Larson's next book closely tracks the months leading up to the Civil War

Erik Larson's next book closely tracks the months leading up to the Civil War

NEW YORK (AP) — The next book by Erik Larson, widely known for the best-selling “The Devil in the White City,” is a work of Civil War history inspired in part by current events.
Serena Williams has a 2-book deal, starting with an 'intimate' and 'open-hearted' memoir

Serena Williams has a 2-book deal, starting with an 'intimate' and 'open-hearted' memoir

NEW YORK (AP) — Now that she's stepped back from the sport she dominated like few others, Serena Williams is ready to reflect.
Jada Pinkett Smith says revealing separation from Will Smith is a 'weight off my shoulders'

Jada Pinkett Smith says revealing separation from Will Smith is a 'weight off my shoulders'

NEW YORK (AP) — Jada Pinkett Smith is feeling free these days. She’s no longer hiding that she's been separated from megastar husband Will Smith for seven years.
A new memoir serves up life lessons from a childhood in a Chinese restaurant

A new memoir serves up life lessons from a childhood in a Chinese restaurant

Many parents tell their children never talk to strangers. But Curtis Chin's parents urged their six kids to ask customers at their Chinese restaurant about their background.
Book Review: Dolly Parton gives a tour of her closet in 'Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones'

Book Review: Dolly Parton gives a tour of her closet in 'Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones'

Dolly Parton’s iconic look -- big hair, big heels and tight low-cut dresses covered in rhinestones or beads — is a big part of her lasting appeal , nearly as important as her vast catalogue of country ballads and bangers that made her a star.

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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Blood Lines by Alex Demille & Nelson DeMille (Scribner) 2. Judgment Prey by John Sandford (Penguin Publishing Group) 3. Obsession by Brett Battles & Stuart Woods (Penguin Publishing Group) 4.
Deion Sanders' advice book 'Elevate and Dominate' to be published in March

Deion Sanders' advice book 'Elevate and Dominate' to be published in March

NEW YORK (AP) — Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders has counted the ways to success. The Gallery Books imprint 13a announced Tuesday that Sanders' “Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win On and Off the Field,” will come out March 12, 2024.
Book Review: Sly Stone wants to take you higher in memoir with tales of funk, drugs and survival

Book Review: Sly Stone wants to take you higher in memoir with tales of funk, drugs and survival

While summoning stories from his remarkable yet erratic life in music, Sly Stone admits he occasionally had to depend on the recollections of others because his own memory wasn't always reliable.
Book Review: Clever new novel uses museum wall labels to narrate life story of rich American woman

Book Review: Clever new novel uses museum wall labels to narrate life story of rich American woman

Christine Coulson, who spent 25 years working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, has written a short, clever novel that tells the story of a woman over the course of her life in a series of museum wall labels.
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