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In ‘Goth: A History,’ The Cure co-founder Lol Tolhurst traces the often-misunderstood subculture

In ‘Goth: A History,’ The Cure co-founder Lol Tolhurst traces the often-misunderstood subculture

LOS ANGELES (AP) — What comes to mind when the word “goth” is spoken? Is it Tim Burton films? The popstar Billie Eilish ? An adolescent phase marked by black nail polish and nihilism? Or is it a lifestyle? Is it literature such as Edgar Allan Poe's p

Voters in Iowa community to decide whether to give City Council more control over library books

PELLA, Iowa (AP) — Voters in a small Iowa city will decide in November whether to give their City Council more say over what books the public library can and can’t offer.

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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Judgment Prey by John Sandford (Penguin Publishing Group) 2. Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon by Michael Lewis (W. W. Norton & Company) 3. Wildfire by Hannah Grace (Atria Books) 4.
Book Review: 'Hitchcock’s Blondes' wants to see old Hollywood stars not through the director's gaze

Book Review: 'Hitchcock’s Blondes' wants to see old Hollywood stars not through the director's gaze

Though often lauded as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, Alfred Hitchcock was also known for having a dark side, including his authoritarian tendencies as a director and sexually inappropriate behavior toward the women in his films.
Geraldine Brooks' 'Horse' and biography of George Floyd win Dayton literary awards

Geraldine Brooks' 'Horse' and biography of George Floyd win Dayton literary awards

NEW YORK (AP) — Geraldine Brooks' “Horse,” a novel about race and forgotten history, and Robert Samuels' and Toluse Olorunnipa's “His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice” have won awards from the Dayton Literary P
Chris Colfer's new book series for young people will launch in 2024

Chris Colfer's new book series for young people will launch in 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — The hero of Chris Colfer's next book series is no ordinary boy.
Bob Odenkirk used to make up zany poems. He and his daughter Erin have turned them into a kids' book

Bob Odenkirk used to make up zany poems. He and his daughter Erin have turned them into a kids' book

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Odenkirk has known he wanted to immortalize the playful poems he created with his kids since they were first scribbled down years ago.

Alabama library mistakenly adds children's book to "explicit" list because of author's name

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama public library mistakenly added a children's picture book to a list of potentially inappropriate titles because the author's last name is "Gay," the library's director said.
Book Review: Isa Arsén delivers an unconventional love story in debut novel 'Shoot the Moon’

Book Review: Isa Arsén delivers an unconventional love story in debut novel 'Shoot the Moon’

If you’re going to write a novel, why not do as the title of Isa Arsén’s debut suggests? “Shoot the Moon” refers to the actual act of getting astronauts to the lunar surface, but this work of fiction also attempts to shoot the moon like a fearless pl
Reba McEntire on collaborating with Dolly Parton, looking 'tough sexy' and living 'Not That Fancy'

Reba McEntire on collaborating with Dolly Parton, looking 'tough sexy' and living 'Not That Fancy'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Want to live like Reba McEntire ? You're in luck.
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