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A rare Truman Capote story from the early 1950s is being published for the first time
NEW YORK (AP) — Along with such classics as “In Cold Blood” and “Breakfast at Tiffany's,” Truman Capote had a history of work left uncompleted and unpublished. Capote, who died in 1984 shortly before his 60th birthday, spent much of his latter years struggling to write his...
Music Review: On ‘Scarlet,’ Doja Cat’s demons demand attention — as if it was possible to look away
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Before Doja Cat, the adventurous and often absurdist rap phenomenon born from internet celebrity, released her stellar fourth full-length album, the take-no-prisoners “Scarlet,” she bit the hand that feeds. Sort of. On social media, she told...
Novels from US, UK, Canada and Ireland are finalists for the Booker Prize for fiction
LONDON (AP) — Novels from Ireland, the United States, Canada and Britain that explore families, communities and a world in crisis make up the six finalists for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction. The shortlist announced Thursday for the 50,000 pound ($61,000) award includes...
Publishers Weekly Best-Selling Books
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Holly” by Stephen King (Scribner) 2. “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) 3. “Vince Flynn: Code Red” by Kyle Mills (Atria) 4. “Fall of Ruin and Wrath” by Hennifer L. Armentrout (Bramble3) ...
'Game of Thrones' creator and other authors sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI for copyright infringement
NEW YORK (AP) — John Grisham, Jodi Picoult and George R.R. Martin are among 17 authors suing OpenAI for “systematic theft on a mass scale,” the latest in a wave of legal action by writers concerned that artificial intelligence programs are using their copyrighted works without permission. ...
A Batman researcher said 'gay' in a talk to schoolkids. When asked to censor himself, he quit
ATLANTA (AP) — Marc Tyler Nobleman was supposed to talk to kids about the secret co-creator of Batman, with the aim of inspiring young students in suburban Atlanta's Forsyth County to research and write. Then the school district told him he had to cut a key point from his...
Challenges to library books continue at record pace in 2023, American Library Association reports
NEW YORK (AP) — Book bans and attempted bans continue to hit record highs, according to the American Library Association. And the efforts now extend as much to public libraries as school-based libraries. Through the first eight months of 2023, the ALA tracked 695 challenges to...
Million-selling novelist Isabel Allende has a deal to write 3 children's books
NEW YORK (AP) — After 40 years of publishing and millions of book sales worldwide, Isabel Allende is ready to become a children's author. Allende has a deal with Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, for three picture books. She will start with “Perla, The Mighty...
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin gets personal in 'An Unfinished Love Story'
NEW YORK (AP) — Doris Kearns Goodwin's next book is a work of history that's also close to home. The Pulitzer Prize winner's "An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s” is a reflection on her final years with her longtime husband, Richard Goodwin, the former White...
The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com
Nonfiction 1. Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson, narrated by Jeremy Bobb and the author (Simon & Schuster Audio) 2. Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar, Derick Dillard - contributor and Craig Borlase - contributor, narrated by Jill Duggar (Simon & Schuster Audio) ...
