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Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for books

Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for books

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Crown hires 'Big Little Lies' publisher Amy Einhorn to boost its fiction program

NEW YORK (AP) — The editor of such best-selling novels as Liane Moriarty's “Big Little Lies” and Kathryn Stockett's “The Help” is joining a division of Penguin Random House.
Authors Jesmyn Ward and James McBride are among the nominees for the 10th annual Kirkus Prizes

Authors Jesmyn Ward and James McBride are among the nominees for the 10th annual Kirkus Prizes

NEW YORK (AP) — Novels by Jesmyn Ward and James McBride and story collections by Jamal Brinkley and Kelly Link are among the finalists Wednesday for the 10th annual Kirkus Prizes, for which winners in fiction, nonfiction and young reader's literature

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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. After That Night by Karin Slaughter (William Morrow) 2. Dead Mountain by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (Grand Central Publishing) 3. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (Celadon Books) 4.
Book Review: 'Holler, Child' is a profound short story collection about Black lives in America

Book Review: 'Holler, Child' is a profound short story collection about Black lives in America

“Holler, Child” by LaToya Watkins (Tiny Reparations Books) LaToya Watkins has surpassed the high bar set by her beautifully crushing debut novel , “Perish,” with a collection of short stories titled “Holler, Child.
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) — 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) — The next book from “Fire and Fury” author Michael Wolff is both a recounting of the recent past and a prediction for the near future. Wolff's “The Fall: The End of Fox News and the Murdoch Dynasty” 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) — Georgia's second-largest school district says that it has removed two books from 20 school libraries, saying the books had “highly 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 — 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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