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Rep. James E. Clyburn writing book about eight Black congressmen from the 19th century

Rep. James E. Clyburn writing book about eight Black congressmen from the 19th century

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 U.S. Rep. James E. Clyburn is working on a history book he calls a 鈥減assion project鈥: The story of the eight Black congressmen who represented South Carolina in the decades immediately following the Civil War.
Challenges to library books continue at record pace in 2023, American Library Association reports

Challenges to library books continue at record pace in 2023, American Library Association reports

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Book bans and attempted bans continue to hit record highs , according to the American Library Association . And the efforts now extend as much to public libraries as school-based libraries.
Million-selling novelist Isabel Allende has a deal to write 3 children's books

Million-selling novelist Isabel Allende has a deal to write 3 children's books

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 After 40 years of publishing and millions of book sales worldwide, Isabel Allende is ready to become a children's author. Allende has a deal with Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, for three picture books.
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin gets personal in 'An Unfinished Love Story'

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin gets personal in 'An Unfinished Love Story'

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Doris Kearns Goodwin's next book is a work of history that's also close to home.
Book Review: 鈥楢stor鈥 is a primer on the rise and fall one of America鈥檚 richest families

Book Review: 鈥楢stor鈥 is a primer on the rise and fall one of America鈥檚 richest families

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 It鈥檚 hard to escape the name Astor when you are in New York: from Astor Place downtown to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and even the neighborhood of Astoria, Queens, the family鈥檚 legacy is everywhere.
Jessica Knoll's novel 'Bright Young Women' is an ode to victims and survivors of Ted Bundy's crimes

Jessica Knoll's novel 'Bright Young Women' is an ode to victims and survivors of Ted Bundy's crimes

鈥淟uckiest Girl Alive鈥 author Jessica Knoll's latest novel was inspired by Ted Bundy's murders of two sorority sisters at Florida State University in 1978.

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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Code Red by Kyle Mills & Vince Flynn (Atria/Emily Bestler Books) 2. Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster) 3. Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar (Gallery Books) 4.

Poet Afaa Michael Weaver wins $100,000 award for lifetime achievement

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Poet Afaa Michael Weaver has won the Wallace Stevens Award, a lifetime achievement honor presented by the Academy of American Poets.
Winfrey picks Nathan Hill's novel 'Wellness' for book club

Winfrey picks Nathan Hill's novel 'Wellness' for book club

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 When she started her book club nearly 30 years ago, Oprah Winfrey would sometimes inform the authors by looking up their numbers in the phone book 鈥 when phone books were in common use 鈥 and calling them up.
Indigo founder Heather Reisman returns as CEO of retailer

Indigo founder Heather Reisman returns as CEO of retailer

TORONTO 鈥 The woman who built Indigo Books & Music Inc. into a Canadian retail juggernaut is returning to the helm of the company just weeks after her retirement.
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