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Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools

Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools

NEW YORK (AP) — Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel “Nineteen Minutes," a 2007 bestseller about a school shooting that now tops a list compiled by PEN America of the books most banned in schools.

Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools

NEW YORK (AP) — Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel “Nineteen Seconds," a 2007 bestseller about a school shooting that now tops a list compiled by PEN America of the books most banned in schools.
U.S. historian's book on North America's Indigenous history wins Cundill prize

U.S. historian's book on North America's Indigenous history wins Cundill prize

MONTREAL — A U.S. historian's book on North America's Indigenous history, “Native Nations: A Millennium in North America,” has won the Cundill History Prize.

Taylor Jenkins Reid's next novel, 'Atmosphere,' is a starry romance

NEW YORK (AP) — The author of “Daisy Jones & The Six” is aiming high with her next book. Taylor Jenkins Reid's “Atmosphere: A Love Story” is a romance set during the space shuttle program of the 1980s.

At age 97, pioneering Black businessman George E. Johnson has finally written his memoir

NEW YORK (AP) — As he approached his mid-90s, pioneering Black businessman George E. Johnson unexpectedly found himself determined — even called — to write his memoir.

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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. In Too Deep by Andrew Child & Lee Child (Random House Publishing Group) 2. The Waiting by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown and Company) 3.
Tina Knowles to tell her story in 'Matriarch,' a memoir scheduled for next year

Tina Knowles to tell her story in 'Matriarch,' a memoir scheduled for next year

NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Knowles will have a memoir out next spring with a title that will not surprise her many admirers.

Translators association honors English-language editions of Italian prose and French poetry

NEW YORK (AP) — The English-language translators of an Italian collection of short stories and a French book of poetry have won awards from the American Literary Translators Association.
Book Review: A man searches for meaning in Mike Fu's unnerving debut novel, 'Masquerade'

Book Review: A man searches for meaning in Mike Fu's unnerving debut novel, 'Masquerade'

Meadow is coming up on 10 years living in New York, and he’s still adrift. His boyfriend ghosted him, his current residence is actually a housesitting gig, and his bartending job isn’t exactly filling his parents with pride.
Nick Harkaway steps into his father John le Carré's footsteps with spy thriller 'Karla's Choice'

Nick Harkaway steps into his father John le Carré's footsteps with spy thriller 'Karla's Choice'

LONDON (AP) — George Smiley , the subtle fictional spymaster navigating treacherous Cold War currents, is back. And so, somewhat surprisingly, is his creator, John le Carré.
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