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Algeria opens book fair opens without winner of top French language literary prize

Algeria opens book fair opens without winner of top French language literary prize

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — As one of the Arab world’s largest book fairs opens in Algeria on Wednesday, there is one conspicuous absence.
Isolation, pandemic aftermath and twisted art featured in Paula Hawkins' new thriller

Isolation, pandemic aftermath and twisted art featured in Paula Hawkins' new thriller

TORONTO — In Paula Hawkins' latest thriller, people are emerging from pandemic isolation, engaging with culture once again, when a gallerygoer notices something a bit off about a sculpture displayed at the Tate Modern: it contains a deer bone that lo

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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny (St. Martin’s Publishing Group) 2. In Too Deep by Andrew Child & Lee Child (Random House Publishing Group) 3. The Waiting by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown and Company) 4.
Book Review: 'The Name of This Band is R.E.M.' is a vivid journey through the rock band's history

Book Review: 'The Name of This Band is R.E.M.' is a vivid journey through the rock band's history

The best way to read “The Name of This Band is R.E.M.” is with a pair of headphones and a collection of the band's albums on streaming services or CDs. Opt for the cassettes or vinyl if you want to go old school.
Book Review: Sy Montgomery shares ‘What the Chicken Knows’ in new mini hardcover

Book Review: Sy Montgomery shares ‘What the Chicken Knows’ in new mini hardcover

Three clucks to Sy Montgomery, who 14 years after publishing “Birdology,” is still finding ways to make money off the charming stories she told in that book about various avian species.
Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools

Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools

NEW YORK (AP) — Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel “Nineteen Minutes," a 2007 bestseller about a school shooting that now tops a list compiled by PEN America of the books most banned in schools.

Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools

NEW YORK (AP) — Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel “Nineteen Seconds," a 2007 bestseller about a school shooting that now tops a list compiled by PEN America of the books most banned in schools.
U.S. historian's book on North America's Indigenous history wins Cundill prize

U.S. historian's book on North America's Indigenous history wins Cundill prize

MONTREAL — A U.S. historian's book on North America's Indigenous history, “Native Nations: A Millennium in North America,” has won the Cundill History Prize.

Taylor Jenkins Reid's next novel, 'Atmosphere,' is a starry romance

NEW YORK (AP) — The author of “Daisy Jones & The Six” is aiming high with her next book. Taylor Jenkins Reid's “Atmosphere: A Love Story” is a romance set during the space shuttle program of the 1980s.

At age 97, pioneering Black businessman George E. Johnson has finally written his memoir

NEW YORK (AP) — As he approached his mid-90s, pioneering Black businessman George E. Johnson unexpectedly found himself determined — even called — to write his memoir.