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The creator of the CBC hit series "Little Mosque on the Prairie" is among the finalists for this year's Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.

NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Maddow's next book will be an exploration into right-wing extremism in the U.S., including a plot to overthrow the government at the start of World War II.

“Broadway Butterfly” by Sara DiVello (Thomas & Mercer) The unsolved murder of the beautiful Dot King captivated New York. But the hype around the case proved insufficient motivation to catch the killer.

“A Pocketful of Happiness” by Richard E. Grant (Simon & Schuster) The title of Richard E. Grant’s memoir, “A Pocketful of Happiness,” is both misleading and utterly truthful.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors, a federal judge ruled Saturday. U.S.

TORONTO — Documentaries about Canadian children's entertainer Mr. Dressup, anti-Black racism in the United States and the women who accused Louis C.K. of sexual harassment are heading to the Toronto International Film Festival.

NEW YORK (AP) — Marla Gibbs has waited a long time to tell her life story.

TORONTO — This year's Toronto International Festival of Authors will spotlight Arabic writers, with an appearance from Tunisian novelist Kamel Riahi.

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. The Collector by Daniel Silva - 9780062834935 - (Harper) 2. A Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout - 9781957568461 - (Blue Box Press) 3. American Prometheus by Kai Bird & Martin J.

NEW YORK (AP) — Drew Barrymore, whose honors include a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award, will be presiding over a more literary ceremony this fall.