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NEW YORK (AP) — Novelist Julie Otsuka has strong memories of libraries from her childhood California — the bike rides with her best friend to the local branch; the soft, firm sound of librarians closing books; the shopping bags she and her friend wou

NEW YORK (AP) — The next novel by Jesmyn Ward, the two-time National Book Award winner, is the story of an enslaved teenage girl that the publisher is calling a blend of magical realism, historical narrative and Dante's “Inferno.

NEW YORK (AP) — HarperCollins Publishers and the union representing some 250 striking employees have agreed to enter into federal mediation, the first sign of a possible settlement since the work stoppage began in early November.

NEW YORK (AP) — A Fox News Channel correspondent who was badly injured while covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine has a memoir coming out next month.

NEW YORK (AP) — A debut novel about a biochemistry major, a chapbook centered in part on Hawaiian volcanoes and an exploration of rural policy in China have won awards for their blend of literary quality and scientific insight.

TORONTO — "Jeopardy" champ Mattea Roach will go to bat for a graphic memoir on CBC's "Canada Reads" this year.

Hours after learning she had snagged an Oscar nomination for best animated feature, stunned Toronto filmmaker Domee Shi said the nod offered welcome “validation” that stories led by diverse characters can succeed.

US Bestseller List - Paid Books 1. Spare by The Duke of Sussex & Prince Harry - 9780593593813 - (Random House Publishing Group) 2. The Cabinet of Dr. Leng by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child - 9781538736807 - (Grand Central Publishing) 3.

“The Aftermath: the Last Days of the Baby Boom and the Future of Power in America” by Philip Bump (Viking) At the outset of his book, columnist Philip Bump makes it clear that he's writing about an America undergoing massive shifts as the baby boom g

TORONTO — It's taken a decade to wrestle Ann-Marie MacDonald's sweeping historical novel "Fall On Your Knees" into a theatrical production and now that its tortured Cape Breton characters are being reborn on the stage, so, too, comes their demise on