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Q&A: Cillian Murphy on following ‘Oppenheimer’ with the Irish drama ‘Small Things Like These’
Cillian Murphy didn’t read “Small Things Like These” looking for a film to do. He was simply a fan of the author, Claire Keegan. Her story, nominated for the Booker Prize, was a work of historical fiction about the Magdalene laundries in Ireland and an ordinary man with...
‘The pictures, they look at you.’ A stroll with novelist John Banville through Spain's Prado Museum
MADRID (AP) — It’s the eyes peering from the canvases that get him, their gaze piercing the boundary between art and life. That’s why acclaimed Irish novelist John Banville prefers to visit Spain’s Prado Museum during its opening hours — even though he's been invited to...
Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools
NEW YORK (AP) — Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel “Nineteen Minutes," a 2007 bestseller about a school shooting that now tops a list compiled by PEN America of the books most banned in schools. “Not only was it recommended for young adults to read,...
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HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “In Too Deep" by Child/Child (Delacorte) 2. “Bloodguard" by Cecy Robson (Red Tower) 3. “ The Waiting” by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) 4. “Counting Miracles” by Nicholas Sparks (Random House) ...
Taylor Jenkins Reid's next novel, 'Atmosphere,' is a starry romance
NEW YORK (AP) — The author of “Daisy Jones & The Six” is aiming high with her next book. Taylor Jenkins Reid's “Atmosphere: A Love Story” is a romance set during the space shuttle program of the 1980s. Ballantine, a Penguin Random House imprint, will publish...
At age 97, pioneering Black businessman George E. Johnson has finally written his memoir
NEW YORK (AP) — As he approached his mid-90s, pioneering Black businessman George E. Johnson unexpectedly found himself determined — even called — to write his memoir. Johnson's “Afro Sheen: How I Revolutionized an Industry with the Golden Rule, from Soul Train to Wall...
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Nonfiction 1. Revenge of the Tipping Pointby Malcolm Gladwell, narrated by the author (Little, Brown & Company) 2. Warby Bob Woodward, narrated by Robert Petkoff (Simon & Schuster Audio) 3. Atomic Habitsby James Clear, narrated by the author...
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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. In Too Deep by Andrew Child & Lee Child (Random House Publishing Group) 2. The Waiting by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown and Company) 3. Lies He Told Me by David Ellis & James Patterson (Little, Brown and...
Tina Knowles to tell her story in 'Matriarch,' a memoir scheduled for next year
NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Knowles will have a memoir out next spring with a title that will not surprise her many admirers. The fashion designer and mother of Beyoncé, Solange Knowles and “bonus daughter” Kelly Rowland has a deal with Random House Publishing Group for...
Book Review: A man searches for meaning in Mike Fu's unnerving debut novel, 'Masquerade'
Meadow is coming up on 10 years living in New York, and he’s still adrift. His boyfriend ghosted him, his current residence is actually a housesitting gig, and his bartending job isn’t exactly filling his parents with pride. But this summer, strange things keep happening that will make or break...
