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Geraldine Brooks' 'Horse' and biography of George Floyd win Dayton literary awards

Geraldine Brooks' 'Horse' and biography of George Floyd win Dayton literary awards

NEW YORK (AP) — Geraldine Brooks' “Horse,” a novel about race and forgotten history, and Robert Samuels' and Toluse Olorunnipa's “His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice” have won awards from the Dayton Literary P
Chris Colfer's new book series for young people will launch in 2024

Chris Colfer's new book series for young people will launch in 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — The hero of Chris Colfer's next book series is no ordinary boy.
Bob Odenkirk used to make up zany poems. He and his daughter Erin have turned them into a kids' book

Bob Odenkirk used to make up zany poems. He and his daughter Erin have turned them into a kids' book

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Odenkirk has known he wanted to immortalize the playful poems he created with his kids since they were first scribbled down years ago.

Alabama library mistakenly adds children's book to "explicit" list because of author's name

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama public library mistakenly added a children's picture book to a list of potentially inappropriate titles because the author's last name is "Gay," the library's director said.
Book Review: Isa Arsén delivers an unconventional love story in debut novel 'Shoot the Moon’

Book Review: Isa Arsén delivers an unconventional love story in debut novel 'Shoot the Moon’

If you’re going to write a novel, why not do as the title of Isa Arsén’s debut suggests? “Shoot the Moon” refers to the actual act of getting astronauts to the lunar surface, but this work of fiction also attempts to shoot the moon like a fearless pl
Reba McEntire on collaborating with Dolly Parton, looking 'tough sexy' and living 'Not That Fancy'

Reba McEntire on collaborating with Dolly Parton, looking 'tough sexy' and living 'Not That Fancy'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Want to live like Reba McEntire ? You're in luck.
George Takei picture book on his years in internment camps will be published next spring

George Takei picture book on his years in internment camps will be published next spring

NEW YORK (AP) — “Star Trek” actor and political activist George Takei has a picture book scheduled for next spring that draws upon his early childhood years spent in internment camps for Japanese Americans.
MSNBC host Ali Velshi's 'Small Acts of Courage' will be published next spring

MSNBC host Ali Velshi's 'Small Acts of Courage' will be published next spring

NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC host Ali Velshi is drawing upon the personal past for an upcoming book about democracy. St.
Judy Blume, James Patterson and other authors are helping PEN America open Florida office

Judy Blume, James Patterson and other authors are helping PEN America open Florida office

NEW YORK (AP) — Judy Blume , James Patterson and Michael Connelly are among 24 prominent writers who have raised more than $3 million to help PEN America open an office in Miami and expand it efforts to counter Florida's surge in book bannings in rec
Michelle Good among authors shortlisted for Balsillie Prize for Public Policy

Michelle Good among authors shortlisted for Balsillie Prize for Public Policy

TORONTO — Michelle Good is among the finalists for the Writers' Trust of Canada's Balsillie Prize for Public Policy.