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Drew Barrymore dropped as National Book Awards host after her talk show resumes during strike

Drew Barrymore dropped as National Book Awards host after her talk show resumes during strike

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 The National Book Awards dropped Drew Barrymore as the host for this year's ceremony on Tuesday, a day after her talk show taped its first episode since the Hollywood writers strike began.
Virginia library faces potential shutdown over funding after children's books are challenged

Virginia library faces potential shutdown over funding after children's books are challenged

FRONT ROYAL, Va. (AP) 鈥 A Virginia library that traces its roots to the 18th century could soon be shuttered over a dispute about children鈥檚 books that expose readers to gay, lesbian and transgender characters.
Book Review: 'Elon Musk' offers a revealing but not surprising portrait of tech mogul

Book Review: 'Elon Musk' offers a revealing but not surprising portrait of tech mogul

For those who have been paying attention to Elon Musk for at least the past couple years, Walter Isaacson's biography of the tech billionaire doesn't feel that surprising.

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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Payback in Death by J. D. Robb (St. Martin鈥檚 Publishing Group) 2. Holly by Stephen King (Scribner) 3. Tom Clancy Weapons Grade by Don Bentley (Penguin Publishing Group) 4.
Book Review: Novelist and blogger Cory Doctorow pens a manual for destroying Big Tech

Book Review: Novelist and blogger Cory Doctorow pens a manual for destroying Big Tech

As a leading blogger in the pre-Substack era, novelist and public-interest technologist Cory Doctorow often warned that Big Tech was rendering of cyberspace a polluted, dystopian, crassly commercial and often hostile world of limited options.
Author Sandra Cisneros receives Holbrooke award for work that helps promote peace and understanding

Author Sandra Cisneros receives Holbrooke award for work that helps promote peace and understanding

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Author Sandra Cisneros is this year's winner of the Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award, honoring writers who help foster 鈥渦nderstanding between and among people.
Book Review: Millie Bobby Brown of 'Stranger Things' weaves a romance novel into a WWII disaster

Book Review: Millie Bobby Brown of 'Stranger Things' weaves a romance novel into a WWII disaster

鈥淣ineteen Steps鈥 by Millie Bobby Brown (William Morrow) The actor who plays Eleven on 鈥淪tranger Things鈥 wrote a romance novel! That鈥檒l be the headline for too much coverage of 鈥淣ineteen Steps,鈥 so let鈥檚 set that aside and consider the debut book from
Bernie Taupin, Elton John's lyricist, would like to have a word

Bernie Taupin, Elton John's lyricist, would like to have a word

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 If you're thinking of checking out the new memoir by Elton John's lyricist to learn more about the Rocket Man, you're out of luck. This is Bernie Taupin's song to sing.
Sweden brings more books and handwriting practice back to its tech-heavy schools

Sweden brings more books and handwriting practice back to its tech-heavy schools

STOCKHOLM (AP) 鈥 As young children went back to school across Sweden last month, many of their teachers were putting a new emphasis on printed books, quiet reading time and handwriting practice and devoting less time to tablets, independent online re
Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has a book coming out next spring

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has a book coming out next spring

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has a book coming out next spring in which she will reflect on her years in government, offer advice for future leaders and recall lessons she learned while often being 鈥渢he only conservative in
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