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Venezuelan publisher receives award from US book association

NEW YORK (AP) — One of Venezuela's few remaining independent publishers is being honored by the Association of American Publishers, the trade association announced Wednesday.
Journalist John Lorinc wins Balsillie Prize for book on future of city-building

Journalist John Lorinc wins Balsillie Prize for book on future of city-building

TORONTO — The Writer's Trust of Canada has named freelance journalist John Lorinc the winner of this year's Balsillie Prize for Public Policy for his book on the future of city-building.
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers on challenge of portraying an Indigenous cop on 'Three Pines'

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers on challenge of portraying an Indigenous cop on 'Three Pines'

TORONTO — Prime Video’s book-to-screen adaptation of Louise Penny’s beloved Quebec-set detective novels does more than just update the source material, it spotlights Indigenous stories in a whole new way, says co-star Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers.

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US Bestseller List - Paid Books 1. The Choice by Nora Roberts - 9781250272737 - (St. Martin’s Publishing Group) 2. It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover - 9781668001233 - (Atria Books) 3.
More than 150 agents back striking HarperCollins workers

More than 150 agents back striking HarperCollins workers

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 150 literary agents, whose clients include Danielle Jackson, V.E. Schwab and L.A.

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US Bestseller List - Paid Books 1. A Light in the Flame by Jennifer L. Armentrout - 9781957568157 - (Blue Box Press) 2. It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover - 9781668001233 - (Atria Books) 3.

Proposed merger of two publishing giants is officially over

NEW YORK (AP) — Simon & Schuster's corporate parent has officially ended the agreement for Penguin Random House to purchase the publisher, a proposed sale a federal judge already had blocked last month.
Bob Dylan publisher sorry for $600 book's replica autographs

Bob Dylan publisher sorry for $600 book's replica autographs

NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Dylan's publisher is offering refunds for a $600 special edition of his new book, “The Philosophy of Modern Song,” acknowledging that the allegedly “hand-signed” copies were not individually inscribed.
New Orleans cocktail book shows city's elegant drink side

New Orleans cocktail book shows city's elegant drink side

If your idea of a New Orleans cocktail is a Kool-Aid colored, alcohol-heavy concoction served in a plastic hand grenade or a novelty glass resembling a hurricane lamp, stop thinking like a college freshman on his first trip to Bourbon Street and take

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HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Desert Star” by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) 2. “The Boys from Biloxi” by John Grisham (Doubleday) 3. “The Silmarillion” by J.R.R. Tolkien (William Morrow) 4. “No Plan B” by Child/Child (Delacorte) 5.