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Julia Bueno writes about miscarriage in 'Brink of Being'
"The Brink of Being: Talking about Miscarriage" (Penguin Books), by Julia Bueno Miscarriage was historically an overlooked experience, but a new book hopes to bring it to the forefront of our cultural discussions. Written by British psychotherapist Julia Bueno, whose specialty is pregnancy loss, comes "The Brink...
Author Laura Lippman has 5-book deal, not all of them novels
NEW YORK (AP) — Prize-winning crime novelist Laura Lippman has several new books planned, not all of them fiction. Lippman has reached a five-book deal with her current publisher, William Morrow. The deal, announced Thursday, includes three novels, a short story collection and a book of personal essays,...
'The Chain' is a mid-life hit for novelist Adrian McKinty
NEW YORK (AP) — With his novel "The Chain" headed for publishing best-seller lists and summer packing lists, Adrian McKinty can now laugh as he remembers an old and "failed" novel. "I was in Mexico City, trying to write about Trotsky, the assassination of Trotsky, and it wasn't going well," says McKinty,...
8 tips for saving money on groceries
I do not know of a single person who doesn't like to save money. And the supermarket is one of the most important places to be shopping-savvy. The good news is there are so many easy and effective ways to slash your grocery budget. Here are 8 tips that will bring that receipt total down considerably. 1. Buy whole...
Camilleri, author of Montalbano detective series, dies at 93
ROME (AP) — Author Andrea Camilleri, creator of the best-selling Commissario Montalbano series about a likable, though oft-brooding small-town Sicilian police chief who mixes humanity with pragmatism to solve crimes, died in a Rome hospital Wednesday. He was 93. Italy's RAI state TV, which produced wildly...
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dies at 99
WASHINGTON (AP) — John Paul Stevens, the bow-tied, independent-thinking, Republican-nominated justice who unexpectedly emerged as the Supreme Court's leading liberal, died Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after suffering a stroke Monday. He was 99. During nearly 35 years on the court, Stevens stood for...
Comic-Con at 50: Bigger than ever, but at what cost?
LOS ANGELES (AP) — No one expected their culture would ever become mainstream when a few hundred comic book and science fiction enthusiasts and creators gathered in the basement of a San Diego hotel 49 years ago for what would become known as the first Comic-Con. Except Jack Kirby. "A long time ago he...
The top 10 books on Apple Books-US
Apple Book charts for week ending July 14, 2019: (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher) 1. Under Currents by Nora Roberts - 9781250213273 - (St. Martin's Publishing Group) 2. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens - 9780735219113 - (Penguin Publishing Group) 3. Backlash by Brad Thor - 9781982104054 -...
Bezuidenhout seeks Portrush 'revenge' after beta-blocker ban
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — From developing a stutter and anxiety issues after drinking rat poison as a toddler to getting banned from golf for taking beta blockers, Christiaan Bezuidenhout has overcome plenty on the way to his first major championship. It has been quite the journey to this week's...
Steve Cannon, writer and patron of the arts, dead at 84
NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Cannon, a writer, visual artist, gallery owner and patron of multiculturalism, has died. Cannon's sister, Evelyn Cannon, says he died July 7 of apparent septic shock at Veterans Hospital in New York City. He was 84. A native of New Orleans, Cannon moved to New York in the early 1960s...
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