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NEW YORK — Most directors insist on having final edit approval of their films. Not the creators of “Wireless.

Joan Osborne, "Trouble and Strife” (Thirty Tigers) Joan Osborne's many fans never know where her versatile voice might land, and on “Trouble and Strife” it's between two guitars, one in each stereo channel.

NEW YORK — The author of the million-selling debut novel “The Nest” has another story of family drama coming out next year. Ecco announced Wednesday that Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s “Good Company" will be published in May.

NEW YORK — Even though Scientific American had never endorsed a presidential candidate in the magazine's 175-year history, its top editor said Tuesday there was little internal debate over a decision to back Democrat Joe Biden.

NEW YORK — Fiction writers Mari Christmas and Yalitza Ferreras and poets Elisa Gonzalez and Charleen McClure are among six winners of Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Awards, $30,000 prizes for emerging women authors.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Twin boys in Texas say that beginning when they were 13, “Cheer” star Jerry Harris sent them sexually explicit photos and videos of himself, and at one point cornered one boy in a bathroom at a cheer competition and begged for ora

LONDON — A Zimbabwean writer who was arrested during anti-government protests is among six finalists announced Tuesday on a diverse list of contenders for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction.

NEW YORK — The bestselling team behind the “Princess in Black” children's series is looking to an even younger audience for its latest project.

NEW YORK — A biopic about Madonna has found a uniquely qualified director: Madonna, herself.

TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival enlisted the help of some of Hollywood's biggest names to recreate its usual glamour on a virtual stage at a star-studded awards fundraiser Tuesday night.