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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List) 1. We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter (William Morrow) 2. For Richer For Poorer by Danielle Steel (Random House Publishing Group) 3. She Didn’t See It Coming by Shari Lapena (Penguin Publishing Group) 4.
Book Review: 'High Season' is a twisty thriller about the murder of a teenage girl in paradise

Book Review: 'High Season' is a twisty thriller about the murder of a teenage girl in paradise

Kate Bishop finds heart and poignancy at the center of her artfully crafted thriller, “High Season,” setting it apart from other by-the-numbers beach reads.
Book Review: A gang of hatchet-wielding women try to take over the meth business in rural Texas

Book Review: A gang of hatchet-wielding women try to take over the meth business in rural Texas

A poor country woman and her kids are being terrorized by Porky, a rampaging hog that keeps breaking out of a neighbor’s pen. For help, she turns to Hap Collins and Leonard Pine in Joel R.

Library book returned after 82 years. Note says, 'Grandma won't be able to pay for it anymore'

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A library book has been returned nearly 82 years after it was borrowed from the San Antonio Public Library. It came with a letter noting that "Grandma won’t be able to pay for it anymore.
Beyond books: The varied, and perhaps unexpected, free offerings at the library

Beyond books: The varied, and perhaps unexpected, free offerings at the library

Janelle Powell and her husband went to their local library branch for an electric saw and grabbed a pasta maker while they were at it. The Markham, Ont.
Judge strikes down key parts of Florida law that led to removal of books from school libraries

Judge strikes down key parts of Florida law that led to removal of books from school libraries

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has struck down key parts of a Florida law that helped parents get books they found objectionable removed from public school libraries and classrooms.

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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List) 1. She Didn’t See It Coming by Shari Lapena (Penguin Publishing Group) 2. An Inside Job by Daniel Silva (Harper) 3. The Hamptons Lawyer by James Patterson & Mike Lupica (Little, Brown and Company) 4.
Book Review: A private eye investigates whether her husband sent an innocent man to prison

Book Review: A private eye investigates whether her husband sent an innocent man to prison

Joe Green is serving time for killing his ex-wife’s divorce lawyer, but he claims he didn’t do it. Nick Carelli, the Chicago homicide detective who put him away, figures that’s what they all say.
Book Review: Debut novelist Aisha Muharrar deftly explores love and loss in ‘Loved One'

Book Review: Debut novelist Aisha Muharrar deftly explores love and loss in ‘Loved One'

I picked up a copy of “Loved One” based solely on the fact that its first-time author, Aisha Muharrar, was involved in three television comedies that made me laugh: “Hacks,” “Parks and Recreation” and “The Good Place.
Book Review: 'The Dilemmas of Working Women' depicts the inner struggles of women in Japan

Book Review: 'The Dilemmas of Working Women' depicts the inner struggles of women in Japan

Japan is infamous for its gender inequality. Few women occupy positions of political and corporate leadership. They overwhelmingly shoulder the burden of housework and child care .