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LOS ANGELES (AP) — How does a group follow up their biggest release to date? In the case of K-pop act SEVENTEEN , they continue to grow their successes — and release another mini-album in the same year.

Not quite dark pop, not quite techno, not quite any genre at all, Poppy's fifth studio album, “Zig," is rather a mix of several different styles and an example of how far she's come since her debut five years ago.

Nonfiction 1. Worthy by Jada Pinkett Smith, narrated by the author (HarperAudio) 2. Prequel by Rachel Maddow, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 3.

Top New Shows (US): 1. Unrestorable , iHeartPodcasts 2. MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries , Wondery 3. The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka , Clamor 4. Morrison Mysteries , Dateline NBC 5. Severed Affair: The Gruesome Murder of Shad Thyrion , Wondery 6.

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. The Exchange by John Grisham (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group) 2. Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group) 3. The Woman in Me by Britney Spears (Gallery Books) 4.

Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US): 1. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One 2. Barbie 3. The Equalizer 3 4. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 5. The Retirement Plan 6. Saw X 7. Talk To Me 8. No Hard Feelings 9. The Expendables 4 10.

The premise of “America Fantastica,” the latest work by novelist Tim O'Brien, feels like the standard plot for a crime caper.

NEW YORK (AP) — Cruel joke for trick-or-treaters or coveted seasonal delight? The great Halloween debate over candy corn is on.

There aren't that many Halloween albums out there and so tip your masks to Duran Duran for giving us a treat this spooky season.

NEW YORK (AP) — A new digital audio edition of Maurice Sendak's “Where the Wild Things Are” will have a very well known narrator: former first lady Michelle Obama.