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Rush's Geddy Lee reflects on 'My Effin' Life' with book and tour

TORONTO — Rush bassist Geddy Lee is getting closer to his heart with a new memoir. The "Tom Sawyer" musician is set to release "My Effin’ Life" on Nov. 14 which will coincide with a 14-city North American book tour.

Oct 2, 2023 10:06 AM Read more >

Book Review: Jo Nesbø offers a fresh twist on a coming-of-age horror novel in ’The Night House'

Jo Nesbø, the Norwegian author best known for his 13-book crime series starring Harry Hole (“The Snowman” was made into a 2017 movie with Michael Fassbender), is out with something completely different.

Oct 2, 2023 9:13 AM Read more >

Book Review: Poet recalls stormy life growing up Rastafari in Jamaica and her struggle to break free

It’s not unusual for an autobiography to chart a person’s passage from rags to riches, ignorance to enlightenment, or bondage to freedom.

Oct 2, 2023 9:03 AM Read more >

Book Review: 'Collision of Power' explains the journalism of the Donald Trump era

Martin Baron's “Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos and The Washington Post” is actually a trilogy – an insider’s revealing examination of Jeff Bezos’ stewardship of The Washington Post, a chronicle of how Donald Trump tried mightily to discredit the Po

Oct 2, 2023 8:33 AM Read more >

Book Review: 'SNL' star Leslie Jones drops raw memoir mixed with life advice

Leslie Jones wants to set one thing straight in her memoir: She is undeniable. The word pops up 11 times in the book.

Sep 28, 2023 10:24 AM Read more >

Michael Crummey on his approach to writing the worst of the world in 'The Adversary'

TORONTO — When it came time for Michael Crummey to write his latest novel, he decided he wouldn't go easy on himself — or his reader. There would be no kernel of goodness at the core of his two main characters, no redemption, no justice.

Sep 28, 2023 2:00 AM Read more >

After Malaysia bans his book, author says his depiction of Indonesian maid was misunderstood

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's government has banned a book following protests over what was perceived as an insulting depiction of an Indonesian maid, and the book's author on Thursday apologized for the offensive material and said it was

Sep 28, 2023 12:10 AM Read more >

Books on science, state secrets and religion shortlisted for Cundill History Prize

NEW YORK — Eight urgent books about the past have been shortlisted for the US$75,000 Cundill History Prize.

Sep 27, 2023 5:35 PM Read more >

Florida school district orders removal of all books with gay characters before slightly backing off

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.

Sep 27, 2023 2:16 PM Read more >

Emma Donoghue among five shortlisted authors for Atwood Gibson Prize

TORONTO — Emma Donoghue is among five finalists for the $60,000 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.

Sep 27, 2023 8:14 AM Read more >