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Jan. 30, 2025 12:06 PM EST

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Onyx Storm (deluxe ed.)" by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) 2. “Onyx Storm" by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) 3. “James” by Percival Everett (Doubleday) 4. “The Women” by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s) ...

Nora Roberts is happily defying genres, 250 books in

Jan. 30, 2025 09:43 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Nora Roberts is so prolific she had to take up a pen name so her publisher could release more books by her each year. “I’m a fast writer,” Roberts told The Associated Press in a rare interview. She typically releases four books a year, and has for more than...

Authors Guild sets up 'Human Author' portal to certify books come from 'human intellect'

Jan. 29, 2025 19:09 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The Authors Guild has set up an online portal for members to certify that their books “emanated from the human intellect” and not from artificial intelligence. The guild, a nonprofit that includes thousands of writers, is calling the initiative "Human Authored."...

Dan Brown's next thriller, 'The Secret of Secrets,' to be published Sept. 9

Jan. 29, 2025 10:29 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Dan Brown' s next global, multi-tiered thriller finds protagonist Robert Langdon journeying from Prague to New York to London as he evades a would-be assassin and ponders the depths of human consciousness. Doubleday announced Wednesday that “The Secret of...

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Jan. 28, 2025 13:08 PM EST

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros - (Entangled Publishing, LLC) 2. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins - (Hay House) 3. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros - (Entangled Publishing, LLC) 4. Iron Flame by Rebecca...

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Jan. 28, 2025 12:49 PM EST

Nonfiction 1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins, narrated by the author (Audible Studios) 2. Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy, narrated by the author (Academy of Excellence - New York - Rome - Tokyo) 3. How We Learn to Be Brave by Mariann Edgar Budde,...

Neil Gaiman, facing multiple allegations of sexual abuse, is dropped by Dark Horse Comics

Jan. 27, 2025 15:02 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — One of Neil Gaiman's publishers has dropped him as the British author faces multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment. And his name is not on the website of the agency which has for years handled his speaking appearances. Dark Horse Comics announced on X...

Newbery medal for best children's book is given to Erin Entrada Kelly's 'The First State of Being'

Jan. 27, 2025 14:11 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Erin Entrada Kelly's “The First State of Being,” a coming-of-age story that blends time travel and the approaching millennium of the year 2000, has won the John Newbery Medal for the year's outstanding children's book. The Randolph Caldecott Medal for best picture story went...

Book Review: Maggie Su’s debut novel ‘Blob: A Love Story’ offers unique look at humanity

Jan. 27, 2025 12:06 PM EST

With the rise of Artificial Intelligence and the uncertainty of the geopolitical moment, it seems appropriate to start 2025 with some surreal fiction. So how about “Blob: A Love Story,” starring a Taiwanese-American named Vi, who stumbles upon a “beige gelatin splotch” with...

Book Review: A private eye searches for his missing father while protecting a runaway wife

Jan. 27, 2025 10:58 AM EST

Marigold Hart walked out on her billionaire husband, taking their 7-year-old daughter with her. She moved cross country to New York City and has been living under an assumed name. Her husband, Anthony Orr, hires Joe King Oliver, former NYPD officer turned private detective, to track...