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Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher 1. Fair Warning by Michael Connelly - 9780316539432 - (Little, Brown and Company) 2. Hideaway by Nora Roberts - 9781250207128 - (St. Martin’s Publishing Group) 3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Enhanced Edition) by J.K. Rowling -...
Books on race and criminal justice top bestseller lists
NEW YORK (AP) — As nationwide protests against racism and police violence continue, readers are seeking out books old and new on race and criminal justice. Robin Diangelo's “White Fragility," Michelle Alexander's "The New Jim Crow" and Bryan Stevenson's “Just Mercy” were among the...
A superhero kid with autism shines in new PBS Kids' series
NEW YORK (AP) — There's a new crop of superheroes coming to our TV this summer but they may need a little seasoning. After all, they're only in elementary school. The PBS Kids' animated series “ Hero Elementary ” is set inside a grade school where a diverse group of four superhero students...
AP PHOTOS: Brazil drive-in, a welcome escape from pandemic
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — As daylight drained from the sky in Brazil’s capital, dozens of cars formed a line, all filled with passengers set to indulge in one of the few diversions allowed in the age of social distancing: a film at the drive-in. Red lantern in hand, Jair de Souza guided the drivers...
JK Rowling publishes first chapters of new story online
LONDON (AP) — J.K. Rowling is publishing a new story called “The Ickabog,” which will be free to read online to help entertain children and families stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The “Harry Potter” author said Tuesday she wrote the fairy tale for her children as...
Small free libraries offering solace amid virus shutdowns
Christine Gale Reynolds worked at the public library in Yosemite National Park before it closed in March when California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued shutdown orders to slow the spread of the coronavirus. So, she filled the back of her car with donated books and began her own mobile library. “I know this may...
Virus tests hospitals in pockets of US as some states reopen
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — From a hospital on the edge of the Navajo Nation to the suburbs of the nation’s capital, front-line medical workers in coronavirus hot spots are struggling to keep up with a crushing load of patients while lockdown restrictions are lifting in many other parts of the U.S....
Radcliffe, Beckham to read first 'Harry Potter' fantasy book
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Celebrities including Daniel Radcliffe, David Beckham and Dakota Fanning will take part in chapter-by-chapter readings of J.K. Rowling’s first “Harry Potter” book. Rowling's Wizarding World announced Tuesday on Twitter that all 17 chapters of “Harry Potter...
Kids' Choice Awards bringing stars, slime from isolation
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Kids' Choice Awards will be bringing the slime home. Nickelodeon's annual show and the signature green slime it pours on celebrities will now air on May 2 with host Victoria Justice, former star of the channel's shows “Zoey 101” and “Victorious.” On...
Michelle Obama launches online reading series for kids
NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama launched a series of online video readings for kids with the classic picture book “The Gruffalo,” which the former first lady called the story of a mouse who uses his “wit and imagination” to get the best of a fox and other would-be predators. ...
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