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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A library book that is more than a century overdue was finally returned in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Toronto layabout Scott Pilgrim has been 23 for 19 years, but somehow, he still feels fresh.

TORONTO — When Geddy Lee goes big, he goes huge. It’s a personality trait that served him well as bassist and vocalist of prog-rock legends Rush, whose epic songs, among them “Tom Sawyer” and “Working Man,” are enshrined in Canadian music history.

NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Torres' novel “Blackouts,” a daring and illustrated narrative that blends history and imagination in its recounting of a censored study of gay sexuality, has won the National Book Award for fiction.

TORONTO — Montreal-born Sarah Bernstein won the Scotiabank Giller Prize in a 30th anniversary bash upended by anti-Israel protesters Monday night, when the usually staid gala was crashed by a handful of agitators.

TORONTO — Three people accused of interrupting the Scotiabank Giller Prize ceremony on Monday night are facing charges after anti-Israel protesters jumped on stage during the glitzy literary bash.

NEW YORK (AP) — The head of Hachette Book Group, Michael Pietsch, is retiring as CEO and will be succeeded by Hachette UK CEO David Shelley.

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled Publishing, LLC) 2. Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown and Company) 3. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled Publishing, LLC) 4.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jesmyn Ward's slave narrative “Let Us Descend” and Jake Bittle's exploration of climate change's impact “The Great Displacement” are among the finalists for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence.

Benjamin Taylor has a thing for Willa Cather. This year, the 150th anniversary of her birth, he has written a passionate love letter to her in the form of a brief but illuminating biography.