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Canadian historian Michael Ignatieff wins Spain's Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences
MADRID (AP) — Canadian historian and writer Michael Ignatieff has won Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences for his “critical reflections on the major conflicts of our time,” prize organizers said Wednesday. With more than 20 books that range from human...
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Nonfiction 1. Bits and Pieces by Whoopi Goldberg, narrated by the author (Blackstone Publishing) 2. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 3. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, narrated by Sean Pratt and the author...
Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92
Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant who became one of the world’s most esteemed contemporary authors and one of history's most honored short story writers, has died at age 92. A spokesperson for publisher Penguin Random House Canada said Munro, winner of the...
Free 'Buzz Book' compilation includes excerpts from Dava Sobel, Jami Attenberg
NEW YORK (AP) — New fiction from Jami Attenberg and from young adult authors Kwame Mbalia and Robert Beatty and the latest book on science from best-selling writer Dava Sobel are among the upcoming works excerpted for a free e-compilation. The industry newsletter Publishers Lunch...
Book Review: A grandfather’s 1,500-page family history undergirds Claire Messud’s latest novel
Secrets and shame — every family has its share. When it came time to write her most autobiographical novel, Claire Messud relied on a 1,500-page family history compiled by her paternal grandfather. The result, “This Strange Eventful History,” sprawls over a third as many pages — 423, to be...
Book Review: Veronica Roth taps into her Polish roots for 'When Among Crows,' a lore-packed novella
Dymitr is on a personal mission, and it starts with facing the mythical leszy who’s guarding the fern flower as it blooms for the summer solstice. “When Among Crows,” a novella by Veronica Roth — bestselling author of the “Divergent” series — dives into the world of...
Book Review: Anonymous public servants are the heart of George Stephanopoulos' 'Situation Room'
The biggest challenge for an author tackling the history of the Situation Room, the basement room of the White House where some of the biggest intelligence crises have been handled in recent decades, is the room itself. As a setting, it's pretty underwhelming. In “The Situation...
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HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Funny Story” by Emily Henry (Berkley) 2. “The Women” by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s) 3. “Only the Brave” by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) 4. “A Calamity of Souls” by David Baldacci (Grand Central) ...
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch co-authors book on laws. 'Over Ruled' to be released Aug. 6
NEW YORK (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will have a book out this summer on a subject he has commented upon often — the volume of laws in the U.S. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Wednesday that ”Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law"...
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Nonfiction 1. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, narrated by Sean Pratt and the author (Penguin Audio) 2. The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson, narrated by Will Patton and the author (Random House Audio) 3. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by...
