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Jul. 25, 2024 11:28 AM EDT

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Women” by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s) 2. “The Black Bird Oracle” by Deborah Harkness (Ballantine) 3. “Swan Song” by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown) 4. “Eruption” by Crichton/Patterson (Little,...

Publisher plans massive ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ reprints to meet demand for VP candidate JD Vance's book

Jul. 25, 2024 11:02 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's selection of JD Vance as his running mate has led to a surge in sales for “Hillbilly Elegy,” his best-selling memoir that came out in 2016. A spokesperson for HarperCollins told The Associated Press that more than 650,000 copies...

'Cher: The Memoir, Part One' to come out in November. Part Two is set for 2025

Jul. 24, 2024 10:08 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Cher has long known only one person could take on the job of telling her story. And she's telling it in two parts. Dey Street Books announced Wednesday that “Cher: The Memoir, Part One” will come out Nov. 19, with the second volume to follow in...

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Jul. 23, 2024 11:00 AM EDT

Nonfiction 1. Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance, narrated by the author (HarperAudio) 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 Audio)...

Book Review: Call the script doctor! 'Feh' explores the toxic storyline of a religious education

Jul. 22, 2024 11:24 AM EDT

A few years ago, the writer Shalom Auslander was hospitalized with a potentially fatal case of pancreatitis after taking a banned performance-enhancing drug to lose weight. His psychiatrist said he was trying to kill himself. Auslander, then unemployed, in his 40s, with a wife and two children,...

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Jul. 18, 2024 13:32 PM EDT

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “A Death in Cornwall" by Daniel Silva (Harper) 2. “The Women” by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s) 3. “The Summer Pact" by Emily Giffin (Ballantine) 4. “Swan Song” by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown) ...

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Jul. 16, 2024 16:05 PM EDT

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

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Jul. 11, 2024 13:18 PM EDT

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Women” by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s) 2. “Swan Song” by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown) 3. “Eruption” by Crichton/Patterson (Little, Brown) 4. “Camino Ghosts” by John Grisham (Doubleday) ...

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Jul. 09, 2024 11:52 AM EDT

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

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Jul. 08, 2024 12:32 PM EDT

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Women” by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s) 2. “Swan Song” by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown) 3. “All the Colors of the Dark" by Chris Whitaker (Crown) 4. “Eruption” by Crichton/Patterson (Little,...