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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.
Quebec author Kevin Lambert dropped from contention for French literary prize

Quebec author Kevin Lambert dropped from contention for French literary prize

MONTREAL — Quebec author Kevin Lambert has been dropped from contention for the prestigious French Prix Goncourt. The Saguenay, Que.
Paul Harding and Justin Torres are among the National Book Award finalists

Paul Harding and Justin Torres are among the National Book Award finalists

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Harding's Maine-based historical novel “This Other Eden,” Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s dystopian “Chain-Gang All-Stars” and Justin Torres' multi-generational “Blackouts” are among the fiction finalists for the National Book Awards.

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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Enough by Cassidy Hutchinson (Simon & Schuster) 2. The Armor of Light by Ken Follett (Penguin Publishing Group) 3. The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith (Little, Brown and Company) 4.
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