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Review: A whodunit that combines romance and serial killings

Review: A whodunit that combines romance and serial killings

“The Tip Line,” by Vanessa Cuti (Crooked Lane) Virginia Carey’s two best friends were married and pregnant, but at age 30, she was single, “drinking wine every night,” she says, “while I swiped my way through online dating sites.
Review: A harrowing shipwreck and mutiny in 'The Wager'

Review: A harrowing shipwreck and mutiny in 'The Wager'

“The Wager: A Take of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder,” by David Grann (Doubleday) The Wager, a British war ship, crashed onto rocks amid stormy seas off the coast of Patagonia in 1741.

Acclaimed author, Order of Canada recipient Joan Clark dead at 88

HALIFAX — Joan Clark, acclaimed Canadian author and Order of Canada recipient, has died. She was 88. Clark wrote more than 15 books for adults and children, including An Audience of Chairs, Latitudes of Melt and The Dream Carvers.
Texas county roiled by book ban considered closing libraries

Texas county roiled by book ban considered closing libraries

Leaders in a rural Texas county held a special meeting Thursday but drew back from the drastic option of shutting their public library system rather than heeding a federal judge's order to return books to the shelves on themes ranging from teen sexua

Apple Books - Top Books

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Romantic Comedy (Reese’s Book Club) by Curtis Sittenfeld (Random House Publishing Group) 2. It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover (Atria Books) 3.
Brittney Griner working on memoir about Russian captivity

Brittney Griner working on memoir about Russian captivity

NEW YORK (AP) — Saying she is ready to share the “unfathomable” experience of being arrested and incarcerated in Russia , basketball star Brittney Griner is working on a memoir that is scheduled for spring 2024.
John Lorinc, Stephen Poloz among nominees for Donner public policy book prize

John Lorinc, Stephen Poloz among nominees for Donner public policy book prize

TORONTO — Journalist John Lorinc and former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz are among the nominees for this year's Donner Prize, which goes to the best public policy book.
Review: 'Advika' is for movie lovers with romance, mystery

Review: 'Advika' is for movie lovers with romance, mystery

“Advika and the Hollywood Wives” by Kirthana Ramisetti (Grand Central) Evening. Interior.
Review: 'LeBron' examines the remarkable career of NBA star

Review: 'LeBron' examines the remarkable career of NBA star

“LeBron” by Jeff Benedict (Avid Reader Press) LeBron James has lived a very public life.
Review: Mark Bowden writes gripping story of Baltimore gang

Review: Mark Bowden writes gripping story of Baltimore gang

“Life Sentence: The Brief and Tragic Career of Baltimore's Deadliest Gang Leader,” by Mark Bowden (Atlantic Monthly Press).
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