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Judge blocks Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster merger

Judge blocks Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster merger

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 A federal judge has blocked Penguin Random House's proposed purchase of Simon & Schuster, agreeing with the Justice Department that the joining of two of the world鈥檚 biggest publishers could 鈥渓essen competition鈥 for 鈥渢op-selling b
Review: 'The Revolutionary' chronicles key Founding Father

Review: 'The Revolutionary' chronicles key Founding Father

鈥淭he Revolutionary: Samuel Adams鈥 by Stacy Schiff (Little, Brown and Co.) Aside from the namesake beer, Samuel Adams in many ways feels like the forgotten Founding Father.
Review: Cormac McCarthy returns with cryptic 鈥橳he Passenger'

Review: Cormac McCarthy returns with cryptic 鈥橳he Passenger'

鈥淭he Passenger鈥 by Cormac McCarthy (Alfred A. Knopf) It鈥檚 been 16 years since Cormac McCarthy released 鈥淭he Road鈥 and won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, cementing his reputation as a master American novelist.
Review: 'Someday, Maybe' earnestly embodies widow's grief

Review: 'Someday, Maybe' earnestly embodies widow's grief

鈥淪omeday, Maybe鈥 by Onyi Nwabineli (Graydon House Books) 鈥淪omeday, maybe鈥 is a phrase that noncommittally encapsulates hopes and fears alike. It's a response that lacks urgency, stagnating in the purgatory between 鈥測es鈥 and 鈥渘o.
Review: 'It's Not TV' account of HBO's rise and challenges

Review: 'It's Not TV' account of HBO's rise and challenges

鈥淚t鈥檚 Not TV: The Rise, Revolution and Future of HBO鈥 by Felix Gillette and John Koblin (Viking) Streaming and on-demand services are so commonplace nowadays, one can take for granted how revolutionary HBO was when it was first launched.

Hernan Diaz, Tana茂s among winners of $50,000 Kirkus Prize

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Hernan Diaz's novel 鈥淭rust,鈥 a postmodern take on wealth, power and reality set in the 1920s and 1930s, has won the Kirkus Prize for fiction.
Prince Harry's memoir, titled 'Spare,' to come out Jan. 10

Prince Harry's memoir, titled 'Spare,' to come out Jan. 10

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Prince Harry's memoir, an object of obsessive anticipation worldwide since it was first announced last year, is coming out Jan. 10.
Hall of Famer Bryan Trottier shares life in and out of hockey in 'All Roads Home'

Hall of Famer Bryan Trottier shares life in and out of hockey in 'All Roads Home'

Bryan Trottier didn't want to go back. It was December 1972 and his junior team 鈥 the Swift Current Broncos 鈥 was set to resume its schedule following the Christmas break.
'Unvarnished' bio of Ray Dalio scheduled for next fall

'Unvarnished' bio of Ray Dalio scheduled for next fall

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 An 鈥渦nauthorized, unvarnished鈥 biography of billionaire hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio will be published next fall, authored by a Wall Street Journal investigative reporter whom the Bridgewater Associates founder has called biased and d
Poland says book given to pope by Macron wasn't WWII plunder

Poland says book given to pope by Macron wasn't WWII plunder

WARSAW, Poland (AP) 鈥 Poland鈥檚 culture minister on Wednesday rejected speculation that a rare book given to Pope Francis earlier this week by French President Emmanuel Macron might have been looted from Poland during World War II.
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