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No death penalty for a Utah mom accused of killing her husband, then writing a kid book about death

No death penalty for a Utah mom accused of killing her husband, then writing a kid book about death

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against a Utah mother who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after her husband’s death and is now accused of fatally poisoning him.
Georgia school board fires teacher for reading a book to students about gender identity

Georgia school board fires teacher for reading a book to students about gender identity

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia school board voted along party lines Thursday to fire a teacher after officials said she improperly read a book on gender fluidity to her fifth grade class.
Books banned in other states fuel Vermont lieutenant governor's reading tour

Books banned in other states fuel Vermont lieutenant governor's reading tour

WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — On a recent Sunday afternoon, Vermont’s lieutenant governor was at a local library, reading a book about two male penguins to a crowd of nearly two dozen. This was not the first stop for Lt. Gov.

Georgia tribunal rejects recommendation to fire teacher over controversial book

MARIETTA, Ga.

Judge blocks Internet Archive from sharing copyrighted books

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has approved a permanent injunction against the online Internet Archive from scanning and sharing all copyrighted books already made available by publishers.

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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell - 9781982179021 - (Atria Books) 2. Happiness by Danielle Steel - 9781984821935 - (Random House Publishing Group) 3. Home Front by Kristin Hannah - 9781429942218 - (St.
Book Review: Small-town politics and big family drama drive crime thriller 'Where the Dead Sleep'

Book Review: Small-town politics and big family drama drive crime thriller 'Where the Dead Sleep'

“Where the Dead Sleep” by Joshua Moehling (Poisoned Pen Press) “Where the Dead Sleep” begins pleasantly enough: Detective Ben Packard is back, becoming more comfortable with Sandy Lake, making his rounds as acting sheriff at the small Minnesota town'
Author-illustrator Loren Long, who has worked with Barack Obama among others, has 6-figure book deal

Author-illustrator Loren Long, who has worked with Barack Obama among others, has 6-figure book deal

NEW YORK (AP) — The illustrator of bestselling children's books by former President Barack Obama, Madonna and poet Amanda Gorman has a six-figure deal with a Macmillan imprint for two of his own projects.
Fiction writers fear the rise of AI, but also see it as a story to tell

Fiction writers fear the rise of AI, but also see it as a story to tell

NEW YORK (AP) — For a vast number of book writers, artificial intelligence is a threat to their livelihood and the very idea of creativity.
Montreal's Sarah Bernstein explores power and prejudice in Booker longlisted 'Study for Obedience'

Montreal's Sarah Bernstein explores power and prejudice in Booker longlisted 'Study for Obedience'

When Sarah Bernstein started writing her second novel, "Study for Obedience," the words of another artist were on her mind.
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