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Book Review: ‘Hold Strong’ sets a love story amid the greatest maritime horror of World War II

Book Review: ‘Hold Strong’ sets a love story amid the greatest maritime horror of World War II

This year the world will mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, when Japan formally surrendered to the Allies and ended the horrors of World War II.
Book Review: Fast-paced crime thriller 'A Long Time Gone' concludes Moehling's 3-book-long mystery

Book Review: Fast-paced crime thriller 'A Long Time Gone' concludes Moehling's 3-book-long mystery

Ben Packard was 12 when he saw his brother Nick sneak out the door of their grandparents’ lake house in the middle of a frigid Minnesota winter night. Nick never returned and Ben was the last person to see him.

Author Mac Barnett named new National Ambassador for Young People's Literature

NEW YORK (AP) — The new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature i s a prolific, best-selling author of children's books who hopes to use his two-year term to promote the wonders of picture stories.
Author's story of coping after a wildfire resonates with community affected by latest LA-area fires

Author's story of coping after a wildfire resonates with community affected by latest LA-area fires

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — On a quiet summer evening in June 1990, Pico Iyer sat in his family home in Santa Barbara, California, when suddenly, he was surrounded by walls of flames five stories high.
Montreal backtracks and allows English book club in library, says French laws unclear

Montreal backtracks and allows English book club in library, says French laws unclear

MONTREAL — Days after a local Montreal library refused to offer space for an English-language book club, the City of Montreal has backtracked and asked the Quebec government for more guidance in applying the province's language laws.

Tell us a New York story: Finalists announced for $50,000 Gotham Book Prize

NEW YORK (AP) — Rumaan Alam's “Entitlement,” Ian Frazier's “Paradise Bronx” and Lisa Ko's “Memory Piece” are among 14 finalists for the Gotham Book Prize, a $50,000 award for outstanding fiction or nonfiction writing about New York City.
Nora Roberts is happily defying genres, 250 books in

Nora Roberts is happily defying genres, 250 books in

NEW YORK (AP) — Nora Roberts is so prolific she had to take up a pen name so her publisher could release more books by her each year. “I’m a fast writer,” Roberts told The Associated Press in a rare interview.

Authors Guild sets up 'Human Author' portal to certify books come from 'human intellect'

NEW YORK (AP) — The Authors Guild has set up an online portal for members to certify that their books “emanated from the human intellect” and not from artificial intelligence.

Authors Guild sets up 'Human Author' portal to certify books derive from 'human intellect'

NEW YORK (AP) — The Authors Guild has set up an online portal for members to certify that their books “emanated from the human intellect” and not from artificial intelligence.
Author says Montreal library refuses to host English book club, citing language laws

Author says Montreal library refuses to host English book club, citing language laws

MONTREAL — A Montreal author is speaking out after a local library cited Quebec's language laws in refusing his request to host an English-language book club.