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Award-winning memoirist Jenny Heijun Wills on maintaining privacy while life writing

Award-winning memoirist Jenny Heijun Wills on maintaining privacy while life writing

TORONTO — For Jenny Heijun Wills, privacy is protection.
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Fall is bringing fantasy (and romantasy), literary fiction, politics and Taylor-ed book offerings

Fall is bringing fantasy (and romantasy), literary fiction, politics and Taylor-ed book offerings

NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Sanderson, whose epic “Wind and Truth” is a highlight of the upcoming publishing season , sees nothing wrong with the idea of “escapism.
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Percival Everett, Louise Erdrich and Jason Reynolds among finalists for $50,000 Kirkus Prizes

Percival Everett, Louise Erdrich and Jason Reynolds among finalists for $50,000 Kirkus Prizes

NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett's “James,” a reworking of Mark Twain's “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the enslaved Jim's perspective, is among the fiction finalists for the 11th annual Kirkus Prize.
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Dolly Parton is sending free books to children across 21 states - and around the world

Dolly Parton is sending free books to children across 21 states - and around the world

Dolly Parton's father grew up poor and never got the chance to learn to read.
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Utah mother and children's book author Kouri Richins to stand trial in husband's death, judge rules

Utah mother and children's book author Kouri Richins to stand trial in husband's death, judge rules

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah mother of three who published a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and was later accused of fatally poisoning him will stand trial, a judge ruled Tuesday.
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Dolly Parton is sending free books to children across 21 states - and around the world

Dolly Parton is sending free books to children across 21 states - and around the world

Dolly Parton's father grew up poor and never got the chance to learn to read.
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Utah mother and children's book author Kouri Richins to stand trial in husband's death, judge says

Utah mother and children's book author Kouri Richins to stand trial in husband's death, judge says

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah mother of three who published a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and was later accused of fatally poisoning him will stand trial, a judge ruled Tuesday.
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'Jeopardy' star Mattea Roach to host new CBC books radio show, 'Bookends'

'Jeopardy' star Mattea Roach to host new CBC books radio show, 'Bookends'

TORONTO — Former "Jeopardy" champion Mattea Roach will helm CBC's new literary radio show. Roach has been tapped to host "Bookends," which will replace "Writers & Company" as the broadcaster's Sunday books programming.
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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover (Atria Books) 2. This Is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter (William Morrow) 3. It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover (Atria Books) 4. Tom Clancy Shadow State by M.P.
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Air Canada offers rebooking flexibility for flights around possible strike date

Air Canada offers rebooking flexibility for flights around possible strike date

MONTREAL — Air Canada is offering passengers who have booked flights around the date of a possible pilot strike next month some increased flexibility in rebooking their travel.
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