It's considered the first American novel, but this 1789 book isn't quite summer beach reading

NEW YORK (AP) — In the winter of 1789, around the time George Washington was elected the country's first president, a Boston-based printer quietly launched another American institution. William Hill Brown's “The Power of Sympathy,” published anonymously by Isaiah Thomas &...

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Nonfiction 1. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, narrated by Sean Pratt and the author (Penguin Audio) 2. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 3. 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, narrated by Richard Poe...

Book Review: 'John Quincy Adams' gives the sixth president's life the sweep and scope it deserves

To be clear, Randall Woods' “John Quincy Adams: A Man for the Whole People” is not a leisurely read designed for the beach or airport. Clocking in at more than 700 pages, Woods' biography of the sixth president is massive in both length and scope. But that's the type of book...

Book Review: 'Hey, Zoey' uses questions about AI to look at women's autonomy in a new light

Dolores is going through the motions of life when she finds a potentially marriage-ending surprise in her garage: a high-end, lifelike sex doll imbued with artificial intelligence named Zoey. There are a lot of places that author Sarah Crossan can go from here — when is it...

Posthumous book by Ukrainian author Victoria Amelina will document war crimes since Russian invasion

NEW YORK (AP) — A posthumous book by Victoria Amelina, the Ukrainian author killed last year during a Russian missile strike, will be published in February upon the war's third anniversary. “Looking at Women Looking at War: A War and Justice Diary,” which draws upon Amelina's...

A San Francisco store is shipping LGBTQ+ books to places where they are banned

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In an increasingly divisive political sphere, Becka Robbins focuses on what she knows best — books. Operating out of a tiny room in Fabulosa Books in San Francisco’s Castro District, one of the oldest gay neighborhoods in the United States, Robbins uses...

News nonprofit sues ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Microsoft for 'exploitative' copyright infringement

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Center for Investigative Reporting said Thursday it has sued ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its closest business partner, Microsoft, marking a new front in the news industry's fight against unauthorized use of its content on artificial intelligence platforms. The...

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HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Red Sky Morning” by Jack Carr (Atria) 2. “Swan Song” by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown) 3. “Eruption” by Crichton/Patterson (Little, Brown) 4. “The Women” by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s) ...

Reveal and Mother Jones publisher sues OpenAI and Microsoft for ‘exploitative’ copyright infringement

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Nonfiction 1. On Call by Anthony Fauci, M.D., narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 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 (Penguin...