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Viola Davis and James Patterson to collaborate on novel set in the contemporary, rural South

Viola Davis and James Patterson to collaborate on novel set in the contemporary, rural South

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 An upcoming thriller about a female judge in the contemporary, rural South will have two very famous, and very different, authors: Oscar winner Viola Davis and mega-selling novelist James Patterson .
Literary world grapples with revelation Alice Munro stayed with her daughter's abuser

Literary world grapples with revelation Alice Munro stayed with her daughter's abuser

The literary world is grappling with Alice Munro's legacy after learning that she chose to stay married to the man who sexually abused her daughter, with some saying it would fundamentally shift how 鈥 and whether 鈥 they read her work.
Book Review: 'Loving Sylvia Plath' attends to polarizing writer's circumstances more than her work

Book Review: 'Loving Sylvia Plath' attends to polarizing writer's circumstances more than her work

A popular form of writing nowadays is one that involves reexamining the lives of people, often members of marginalized groups, who have otherwise been flattened or short-changed by history.
Gov. Whitmer shuts down 2024 presidential talk but doesn鈥檛 hide her ambitions in timely book launch

Gov. Whitmer shuts down 2024 presidential talk but doesn鈥檛 hide her ambitions in timely book launch

LANSING, Mich. (AP) 鈥 Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is releasing a new memoir at a particularly fraught moment, both for herself and for the Democratic Party.
Book Review: Kate Quinn returns with 'The Briar Club,鈥 a murder mystery during the 1950鈥檚 Red Scare

Book Review: Kate Quinn returns with 'The Briar Club,鈥 a murder mystery during the 1950鈥檚 Red Scare

If you鈥檝e never read a Kate Quinn novel, there鈥檚 no time like the present. Or like the 1950s in Washington, D.C.
Adm. William H. McRaven collaborating with daughter Kelly on follow-up to bestselling picture book

Adm. William H. McRaven collaborating with daughter Kelly on follow-up to bestselling picture book

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Adm. William H. McRaven is collaborating with daughter Kelly McRaven on a follow-up to his bestselling 鈥淪kipper the Seal鈥 picture book that draws upon his onetime passion for being a superhero.
A US appeals court will review its prior order keeping banned books on shelves in a Texas county

A US appeals court will review its prior order keeping banned books on shelves in a Texas county

NEW ORLEANS (AP) 鈥 A federal appeals court in New Orleans is taking another look at its own order requiring a Texas county to keep eight books on public library shelves that deal with subjects including sex, gender identity and racism.
Canada's global reputation suffering under Trudeau, Garneau asserts in autobiography

Canada's global reputation suffering under Trudeau, Garneau asserts in autobiography

OTTAWA 鈥 Former foreign affairs minister Marc Garneau says Canada has lost its standing in the world under the tenure of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whom he criticizes as an ill-prepared leader who prioritizes politics and makes big pronouncements
Book Review: Pollster who wrote 'The Latino Century' says both political parties get Hispanics wrong

Book Review: Pollster who wrote 'The Latino Century' says both political parties get Hispanics wrong

Mike Madrid, author of the new book 鈥淭he Latino Century,鈥 is better situated than most political consultants to comment on the U.S. Latino electorate because of his job experience and upbringing.
Book Review: 'John Quincy Adams' gives the sixth president's life the sweep and scope it deserves

Book Review: 'John Quincy Adams' gives the sixth president's life the sweep and scope it deserves

To be clear, Randall Woods' 鈥淛ohn Quincy Adams: A Man for the Whole People鈥 is not a leisurely read designed for the beach or airport. Clocking in at more than 700 pages, Woods' biography of the sixth president is massive in both length and scope.
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