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HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Identity” by Nora Roberts (St. Martin's Press) 2. “Happy Place” by Emily Henry (Berkley) 3. “The Covenant of Water” by Abraham Verghese (Grove) 4. “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) ...
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HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Happy Place” by Emily Henry (Berkley) 2. “Only the Dead" by Jack Carr (Atria) 3. “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) 4. “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper) 5. “The...
Martin Amis, British novelist who brought a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility to his work, has died at 73
NEW YORK (AP) — British novelist Martin Amis, who brought a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility to his stories and lifestyle, has died. He was 73. His death on Friday at his home in Florida, from cancer of the esophagus, was confirmed by his agent, Andrew Wylie, on Saturday. ...
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HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Happy Place" by Emily Henry (Berkley) 2. “The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece” by Tom Hanks (Knopf) 3. “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) 4. “The 23rd Midnight” by...
Book Review: T.C. Boyle’s dark novel 'Blue Skies' explores world severely impacted by climate change
“Blue Skies” by T.C. Boyle (Liveright) There have been entire shelves of non-fiction books written about climate change. I’ve reviewed quite a few. They’re packed with truly frightening scenarios based on science. But somehow none of them are quite as devastating as T.C....
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HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Happy Place” by Emily Henry (Berkley) 2. “The 23rd Midnight” by Emily Henry (Little, Brown) 3. “Fourth Wing” by Rebeca Yarros (Red Tower) 4. “The Covenant of Water” by Abraham Verghese (Grove) ...
New book on Bob Dylan will feature hundreds of rare images
NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of rare photos and other images from the archives of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will be featured in “Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine,” coming out this fall. The new release also will include dozens of essays, with novelist Michael Ondaatje, critic Greil Marcus and...
Rita Lee's fans and family gather for final goodbye to Brazil's 'Queen of Rock'
SAO PAULO (AP) — Thousands of fans mourning the death of Brazil’s “Queen of Rock” lined up in the rain early Wednesday to join relatives of Rita Lee Jones at a wake for the singer inside a planetarium in Sao Paulo. Rita Lee, as she was popularly known, died Monday at age 75....
Groff, Lethem excerpts featured in free e-book compilation
NEW YORK (AP) — Fiction from such prize-winning authors as Jonathan Lethem, Lauren Groff, and Sigrid Nunez and a biography of the late Rep. John Lewis are among the upcoming works excerpted in a free e-book compilation published Wednesday. “Buzz Books 2023: Fall/Winter,”...
See more about the 2023 Pulitzer winners in journalism, arts
The Pulitzer Prizes recognizing the best of journalism and the arts in 2022 were announced Monday. The Associated Press compiled a list of winners in journalism, arts and letters, along with hyperlinks to their awarded works. ___ PUBLIC SERVICE: Mstyslav Chernov, Lori...
