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Book Review: Stephen King finds terror in the ordinary in new pandemic-set novel ‘Holly’

“Holly” by Stephen King (Scribner) In half a century of writing horror novels, Stephen King has created some remarkable villains.

Sep 5, 2023 8:45 AM Read more >

Book Review: Comedian Maria Bamford details her mental health issues with compassion and humor

NEW YORK (AP) — “Sure I'll Join Your Cult,” by Maria Bamford (Simon & Schuster) Comedian Maria Bamford has been a comic and actor for more than two decades, her high voice and quirky persona gracing countless stand-up stages and the occasional TV

Sep 5, 2023 8:14 AM Read more >

Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for books

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Sep 5, 2023 5:37 AM Read more >

Crown hires 'Big Little Lies' publisher Amy Einhorn to boost its fiction program

NEW YORK (AP) — The editor of such best-selling novels as Liane Moriarty's “Big Little Lies” and Kathryn Stockett's “The Help” is joining a division of Penguin Random House.

Aug 30, 2023 12:11 PM Read more >

Authors Jesmyn Ward and James McBride are among the nominees for the 10th annual Kirkus Prizes

NEW YORK (AP) — Novels by Jesmyn Ward and James McBride and story collections by Jamal Brinkley and Kelly Link are among the finalists Wednesday for the 10th annual Kirkus Prizes, for which winners in fiction, nonfiction and young reader's literature

Aug 30, 2023 7:48 AM Read more >

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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. After That Night by Karin Slaughter (William Morrow) 2. Dead Mountain by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (Grand Central Publishing) 3. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (Celadon Books) 4.

Aug 29, 2023 10:18 AM Read more >

Book Review: 'Holler, Child' is a profound short story collection about Black lives in America

“Holler, Child” by LaToya Watkins (Tiny Reparations Books) LaToya Watkins has surpassed the high bar set by her beautifully crushing debut novel , “Perish,” with a collection of short stories titled “Holler, Child.

Aug 28, 2023 8:37 AM Read more >

Fall books: Britney and Barbra's memoirs are among major releases, but political books are fewer

NEW YORK (AP) — One year ahead of the 2024 election, don't expect many new books about the presumed front-runners, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

Aug 24, 2023 7:15 AM Read more >

In his new book 'The Fall,' author Michael Wolff foresees the demise of Fox News

NEW YORK (AP) — The next book from “Fire and Fury” author Michael Wolff is both a recounting of the recent past and a prediction for the near future. Wolff's “The Fall: The End of Fox News and the Murdoch Dynasty” will come out Sept.

Aug 23, 2023 10:07 AM Read more >

Georgia school district is banning books, citing sexual content, after firing a teacher

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's second-largest school district says that it has removed two books from 20 school libraries, saying the books had “highly inappropriate, sexually explicit content.

Aug 22, 2023 5:33 PM Read more >