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Book Review: Cop cold case unit pursues a rapist, foils a terrorist plot and tackles a 1947 murder

Book Review: Cop cold case unit pursues a rapist, foils a terrorist plot and tackles a 1947 murder

It’s early morning in Southern California, and Renee Ballard, director of the LAPD Open-Unsolved Unit, is where she most loves to be. She’s surfing, and she’s darned good at it.
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Tori Amos' first children's book is an ode to inspiration

Tori Amos' first children's book is an ode to inspiration

NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tori Amos is working on a children's book — her first — that she hopes will help young people follow their own paths of inspiration.
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Bestselling novelist Ken Follett will probe the mysteries of Stonehenge in 'Circle of Days'

NEW YORK (AP) — Ken Follett's next historical epic will look back to the origins of one of the world's most famous and enigmatic destinations — Stonehenge. The Welsh author's “Circle of Days” is scheduled for next Sept.
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A.J. Foyt still drawing big crowds on or off the track in Indianapolis

A.J. Foyt still drawing big crowds on or off the track in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — As the sun sets on a perfect, late summer evening, A.J. Foyt sits inside his wine vault in Speedway, Indiana.
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Jason Mott follows award-winning meta-novel with novel about award-winning author

Jason Mott follows award-winning meta-novel with novel about award-winning author

NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Mott's first novel since “Hell of a Book” is a kind of meta-sequel to his award-winning meta-narrative about a Black author's haunting promotional tour.
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Conor Kerr, Anne Fleming among five authors shortlisted for Giller Prize

Conor Kerr, Anne Fleming among five authors shortlisted for Giller Prize

TORONTO — Conor Kerr was bird hunting in rural Saskatchewan when he learned his book, "Prairie Edge," had been shortlisted for the Giller Prize.
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Riley Keough felt a duty to finish Lisa Marie Presley’s book on Elvis, grief, addiction and love

Riley Keough felt a duty to finish Lisa Marie Presley’s book on Elvis, grief, addiction and love

Riley Keough was quick to agree to help complete her mother’s memoir.
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Woodward book reveals Trump's calls with Putin and Biden's private remarks on Obama and Netanyahu

Woodward book reveals Trump's calls with Putin and Biden's private remarks on Obama and Netanyahu

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19 test machines during the height of the pandemic, Bob Woodward reported in his new bo
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Nazem Kadri book recounts Mike Babcock's behaviour coaching Toronto Maple Leafs

Nazem Kadri book recounts Mike Babcock's behaviour coaching Toronto Maple Leafs

CALGARY — Former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri's book "Dreamer: My Life On The Edge" delves into coach Mike Babcock's handling of players. Kadri's book scheduled for release Oct.
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NHL player Nazem Kadri tells his story so far in book "Dreamer: My Life on the Edge"

NHL player Nazem Kadri tells his story so far in book "Dreamer: My Life on the Edge"

CALGARY — Pulling out a chunk of his idol Joe Thornton's beard in a fight, riding the roller-coaster of being a Toronto Maple Leaf and becoming the first Muslim player to win a Stanley Cup are chronicled in Nazem Kadri's book "Dreamer: My Life On The
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