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Kimiko Hahn wins $100,000 award from Poetry Foundation for lifetime achievement

NEW YORK (AP) — Cornelius Eady, Toi Derricotte and Kimiko Hahn are among this year's winners of awards from the Poetry Foundation, which announced some of the poetry world's most lucrative prizes.
David Bergen, Sarah Bernstein among authors on 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize long list

David Bergen, Sarah Bernstein among authors on 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize long list

David Bergen, Sarah Bernstein and Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer are among the authors on the long list for this year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize. Last year’s winner, Suzette Mayr, revealed the list in St. John’s, N.L.
Quebec author Kevin Lambert in contention for prestigious Prix Goncourt award

Quebec author Kevin Lambert in contention for prestigious Prix Goncourt award

MONTREAL — Quebec author Kevin Lambert is in the running for the prestigious Prix Goncourt for his latest novel, "Que notre joie demeure." In a phone interview, the Saguenay, Que.
New book details Biden-Obama frictions and says Harris sought roles 'away from the spotlight'

New book details Biden-Obama frictions and says Harris sought roles 'away from the spotlight'

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new book about Joe Biden portrays the president as someone whose middle-class upbringing helped foster a resentment of intellectual elitism that shaped his political career and sometimes caused strain with his onetime boss, Harvar
Book Review: 'Reading Jane: A Daughter's Memoir,' by Susannah Kennedy

Book Review: 'Reading Jane: A Daughter's Memoir,' by Susannah Kennedy

“Reading Jane: A Daughter's Memoir," by Susannah Kennedy (Sibylline Press) When her mother Jane, a healthy 75-year-old, shockingly decides to take her own life, Susannah Kennedy is left reeling with innumerable questions.

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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner (Atria Books) 2. The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons by Karin Smirnoff & Sarah Death (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group) 3. Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (Harper) 4.
Book Review: Stephen King finds terror in the ordinary in new pandemic-set novel ‘Holly’

Book Review: Stephen King finds terror in the ordinary in new pandemic-set novel ‘Holly’

“Holly” by Stephen King (Scribner) In half a century of writing horror novels, Stephen King has created some remarkable villains.
Book Review: Comedian Maria Bamford details her mental health issues with compassion and humor

Book Review: Comedian Maria Bamford details her mental health issues with compassion and humor

NEW YORK (AP) — “Sure I'll Join Your Cult,” by Maria Bamford (Simon & Schuster) Comedian Maria Bamford has been a comic and actor for more than two decades, her high voice and quirky persona gracing countless stand-up stages and the occasional TV
Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for books

Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for books

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Crown hires 'Big Little Lies' publisher Amy Einhorn to boost its fiction program

NEW YORK (AP) — The editor of such best-selling novels as Liane Moriarty's “Big Little Lies” and Kathryn Stockett's “The Help” is joining a division of Penguin Random House.