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Ling Ma, Beverly Gage among authors honored by book critics

Ling Ma, Beverly Gage among authors honored by book critics

NEW YORK (AP) — Ling Ma's sharp and surreal “Bliss Montage” and Beverly Gage's sweeping biography of the late FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, “G-Man,” were among the winners Thursday night of the National Book Critics Circle awards .
Book ban attempts hit record high in 2022, library org says

Book ban attempts hit record high in 2022, library org says

NEW YORK (AP) — Attempted book bans and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022, according to a new report from the American Library Association released Thursday.

Writers' Trust launches new $75K international prize for non-fiction

TORONTO — The Writers' Trust of Canada has announced a new $75,000 prize for international authors who have penned non-fiction works. The Weston International Award will honour a non-Canadian author's body of work.

Sly Stone book to be released through new Questlove imprint

NEW YORK (AP) — Questlove has his own book imprint and is launching it with a memoir by one of the world's most influential and enigmatic musicians, Sly Stone, leader of Sly and the Family Stone.
Review: A writer investigates a UFO cult in East Texas

Review: A writer investigates a UFO cult in East Texas

“The Donut Legion,” by Joe R. Lansdale (Mulholland) Charlie Garner, a former private detective turned novelist, was staring through his telescope at the rural East Texas sky late one night when he received an unexpected visit from his ex-wife, Meg.
Zoe Whittall on using her relationship with a liar as inspiration for 'The Fake'

Zoe Whittall on using her relationship with a liar as inspiration for 'The Fake'

TORONTO — Zoe Whittall doesn't usually write about her own life. She tells people it's too boring, and she likes making stuff up too much. Her latest novel, "The Fake," is the exception.

Apple-Books-Top-10

US Bestseller List - Paid Books 1. I Will Find You by Harlan Coben (Grand Central Publishing) 2. Hello Beautiful (Oprah’s Book Club) by Ann Napolitano (Random House Publishing Group) 3.
Linda Villarosa, Deborah Cohen among Lukas prize winners

Linda Villarosa, Deborah Cohen among Lukas prize winners

NEW YORK (AP) — Linda Villarosa's “Under the Skin,” an exploration of racism's impact on the American healthcare system, and Deborah Cohen's history of a network of journalists who confronted fascism before World War II, “Last Call at the Hotel Imper
Review: Stunning new novel about a family and mental illness

Review: Stunning new novel about a family and mental illness

“Commitment,” by Mona Simpson (Alfred A. Knopf) Mona Simpson’s latest novel “Commitment” is a minimalist masterpiece, exploring the large and small ways that a diagnosis of mental illness affects a family.
School library book bans are seen as targeting LGBTQ content

School library book bans are seen as targeting LGBTQ content

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Teri Patrick bristles at the idea she wants to ban books about LGBTQ issues in Iowa schools, arguing her only goal is ridding schools of sexually explicit material.
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