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Actor Marla Gibbs, 92, will tell her life story in the memoir 'It's Never Too Late'

NEW YORK (AP) — Marla Gibbs has waited a long time to tell her life story.

Jul 26, 2023 6:00 AM Read more >

Toronto International Festival of Authors to spotlight Arabic writers

TORONTO — This year's Toronto International Festival of Authors will spotlight Arabic writers, with an appearance from Tunisian novelist Kamel Riahi.

Jul 25, 2023 9:56 AM Read more >

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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. The Collector by Daniel Silva - 9780062834935 - (Harper) 2. A Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout - 9781957568461 - (Blue Box Press) 3. American Prometheus by Kai Bird & Martin J.

Jul 25, 2023 9:52 AM Read more >

Drew Barrymore will host the National Book Awards, where Oprah Winfrey will be a guest speaker

NEW YORK (AP) — Drew Barrymore, whose honors include a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award, will be presiding over a more literary ceremony this fall.

Jul 25, 2023 9:06 AM Read more >

Book Review: Genevieve Gornichec spins a fun yarn with 'The Weaver and the Witch Queen'

“The Weaver and the Witch Queen” by Genevieve Gornichec (Ace) They say your second book is the hardest one to write, but Genevieve Gornichec — leaning on her Norse mythology love yet again as with debut “The Witch’s Heart” – performs a magic hat tric

Jul 25, 2023 7:33 AM Read more >

Book Review: Still foolin’ - Richard Russo revisits upstate New York in third novel

“Somebody’s Fool” by Richard Russo (Alfred A.

Jul 25, 2023 7:16 AM Read more >

Jamie Lee Curtis is working on a new children's book, 'Just One More Sleep,' for January publication

NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis also has a busy career as a children's author . Her next work, “Just One More Sleep,” is set to come out in January.

Jul 19, 2023 6:34 AM Read more >

'Freddie the Flyer' chronicles exploits of the North's first Indigenous pilot

INUVIK, N.W.T. — Across the pages of a picture book, the northern lights dance over the Arctic landscape with brush strokes of bold colour, as caribou and muskox graze on the tundra and a bush pilot takes to the skies.

Jul 19, 2023 2:00 AM Read more >

Natalie Beach steps out of the online drama and into 'Adult Drama' with her memoir

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Natalie Beach is “not bothered” by the constant correlation of her name with her former best friend, Caroline Calloway.

Jul 18, 2023 6:10 PM Read more >

James Patterson, Margaret Atwood among thousands of writers urging AI companies to honor copyrights

NEW YORK (AP) — James Patterson, Suzanne Collins and Margaret Atwood are among thousands of writers endorsing an open letter from the Authors Guild urging AI companies to obtain permission before incorporating copyrighted work into their technologies

Jul 18, 2023 1:56 PM Read more >