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Mystery novelist Louise Penny boycotts U.S., cancels U.S. book launch amid trade war

Canadian mystery author Louise Penny says she is boycotting the United States. The bestselling writer from Quebec's Eastern Townships says she won't go to the U.S.
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Canisia Lubrin, Anne Fleming among Canadians longlisted for Carol Shields Prize

Canisia Lubrin, Anne Fleming among Canadians longlisted for Carol Shields Prize

Canisia Lubrin's "Code Noir" and Anne Fleming's "Curiosities" are among the 15 books longlisted for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction.
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Performance coach touted by NFL star AJ Brown has a book deal

Performance coach touted by NFL star AJ Brown has a book deal

NEW YORK (AP) — The performance coach whose self-published “Inner Excellence” received a public boost from NFL wide receiver A.J. Brown has a book deal.
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Former Meta official's 'explosive' memoir about the social media giant to be published next week

Former Meta official's 'explosive' memoir about the social media giant to be published next week

NEW YORK (AP) — An insider account being billed as an “explosive dispatch” about “seven critical years” at Facebook/ Meta will be published next week. Flatiron Books announced Wednesday that “Careless People” is scheduled for Tuesday.
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Call her an audio book star. Streisand's 'My Name Is Barbra' named audio book of the year

NEW YORK (AP) — Barbra Streisand, star of stage, screen and song, has triumphed in another medium: audio books.
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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Battle Mountain by C. J. Box (Penguin Publishing Group) 2. Midnight Black by Mark Greaney (Penguin Publishing Group) 3. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled Publishing, LLC) 4.
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An actor in winter. Sir Anthony Hopkins will have a memoir out this fall

An actor in winter. Sir Anthony Hopkins will have a memoir out this fall

NEW YORK (AP) — Sir Anthony Hopkins will have a memoir out this fall, its title inspired by a childhood picture. “We Did OK, Kid” will be published Nov. 4 by Summit Books, a Simon & Schuster imprint.
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Short fiction and essays by 'To Kill a Mockingbird' author Harper Lee to be published in October

Short fiction and essays by 'To Kill a Mockingbird' author Harper Lee to be published in October

NEW YORK (AP) — Essays and early short stories by “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee will be published this fall.
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Percival Everett's 'James' is a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner prize for fiction

Percival Everett's 'James' is a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner prize for fiction

NEW YORK (AP) — “James,” Percival Everett ’s acclaimed reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” is a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction.
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Book Review: 'The Art of the SNL Portrait’ gives a rare inside look at Mary Ellen Matthews’ work

Book Review: 'The Art of the SNL Portrait’ gives a rare inside look at Mary Ellen Matthews’ work

NEW YORK (AP) — Amid all the hoopla surrounding Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary in February, one part of the show received little fanfare: the portraits of the host and musical guest that pop up before and after commercial breaks.
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