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Review: ‘You’ve Reached Sam’ delivers an emotional YA debut

Review: ‘You’ve Reached Sam’ delivers an emotional YA debut

“You’ve Reached Sam” by Dustin Thao (Wednesday Books) Julie is a senior. She wants to go to Reed College and write for a living. She dreams of leaving her small Washington town of Ellensburg and returning to big city life with her boyfriend, Sam.
Do look down: Scaling one of NYC's tallest skyscrapers

Do look down: Scaling one of NYC's tallest skyscrapers

NEW YORK (AP) — As I climbed the narrow metal steps on the edge of the skyscraper, the safety harness that kept me attached to the building — nearly 1,300 feet up — kept clicking, like a roller-coaster heading toward its first drop.
US-Apple-Books-Top-10

US-Apple-Books-Top-10

Book Title by Author Name - ISBN - (Publisher) 1. Game On by Janet Evanovich - 9781982154905 - (Atria Books) 2. The Judge’s List by John Grisham - 9780385546034 - (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group) 3.
US-Apple-Movies-Top-10

US-Apple-Movies-Top-10

Movies US charts: 1. Free Guy 2. Pig 3. Stillwater 4. Old 5. Old Henry 6. The Protégé 7. The Addams Family 2 8. F9: The Fast Saga 9. The Green Knight 10. The Alpinist Movies US charts - Independent: 1. Old Henry 2. The Green Knight 3.
Canadian doc 'Nature's Big Year' shows how wildlife has adapted during the pandemic

Canadian doc 'Nature's Big Year' shows how wildlife has adapted during the pandemic

TORONTO — When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, wildlife ecologist Jason Fisher and his colleagues at the University of Victoria predicted there would be fewer people in nature and that animals would take back their territory.
Review: Murder and espionage in Egypt with Sherlock Holmes

Review: Murder and espionage in Egypt with Sherlock Holmes

“The Return of the Pharaoh” by Nicholas Meyer (Minotaur Books) A missing duke, the tomb of Thutmose IV and Sherlock Holmes all converge in “The Return of the Pharaoh,” the newest installment of Nicholas Meyer’s take on the adventures of the world-ren
The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

Nonfiction 1. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 2. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 3. The Storyteller by Dave Grohl, narrated by the author (HarperAudio) 4.
Kaya Usher, widow of Gord Downie, on 'healing journey' of her debut album

Kaya Usher, widow of Gord Downie, on 'healing journey' of her debut album

TORONTO — More than four years after her husband Gord Downie's death, singer-songwriter Kaya Usher is in the midst of an artistic awakening. With her debut album "All This Is" set for release Nov.
Study shows Metro Vancouver overconfident, underprepared for storm-related power loss

Study shows Metro Vancouver overconfident, underprepared for storm-related power loss

VANCOUVER — BC Hydro says storm-related outages are more frequent in British Columbia due to climate change but when it comes to preparing for a blackout, a new report shows Lower Mainland residents are in the dark.
UK publisher begins appeal over Meghan privacy lawsuit

UK publisher begins appeal over Meghan privacy lawsuit

LONDON (AP) — A British newspaper publisher on Tuesday began its court appeal against a judge's ruling that it invaded the privacy of the Duchess of Sussex by publishing parts of a letter she wrote to her estranged father, arguing that she knew the l
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