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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell - 9781982179021 - (Atria Books) 2. Happiness by Danielle Steel - 9781984821935 - (Random House Publishing Group) 3. Home Front by Kristin Hannah - 9781429942218 - (St.
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Book Review: Small-town politics and big family drama drive crime thriller 'Where the Dead Sleep'

Book Review: Small-town politics and big family drama drive crime thriller 'Where the Dead Sleep'

“Where the Dead Sleep” by Joshua Moehling (Poisoned Pen Press) “Where the Dead Sleep” begins pleasantly enough: Detective Ben Packard is back, becoming more comfortable with Sandy Lake, making his rounds as acting sheriff at the small Minnesota town'
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Author-illustrator Loren Long, who has worked with Barack Obama among others, has 6-figure book deal

Author-illustrator Loren Long, who has worked with Barack Obama among others, has 6-figure book deal

NEW YORK (AP) — The illustrator of bestselling children's books by former President Barack Obama, Madonna and poet Amanda Gorman has a six-figure deal with a Macmillan imprint for two of his own projects.
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Fiction writers fear the rise of AI, but also see it as a story to tell

Fiction writers fear the rise of AI, but also see it as a story to tell

NEW YORK (AP) — For a vast number of book writers, artificial intelligence is a threat to their livelihood and the very idea of creativity.
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Montreal's Sarah Bernstein explores power and prejudice in Booker longlisted 'Study for Obedience'

Montreal's Sarah Bernstein explores power and prejudice in Booker longlisted 'Study for Obedience'

When Sarah Bernstein started writing her second novel, "Study for Obedience," the words of another artist were on her mind.
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Phil Mickelson has wagered more than $1 billion, according to book by renowned gambler Billy Walters

Phil Mickelson has wagered more than $1 billion, according to book by renowned gambler Billy Walters

Phil Mickelson has wagered more than $1 billion over the last three decades and wanted to place a $400,000 bet on the 2012 Ryder Cup while playing for Team USA, according to a much-anticipated book by renowned gambler Billy Walters.
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A Georgia teacher wants to overturn her firing for reading a book to students about gender identity

A Georgia teacher wants to overturn her firing for reading a book to students about gender identity

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia public school teacher took the stand Thursday trying to reverse her firing after officials said she improperly read a book on gender fluidity to her fifth grade class.
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Preschool pals Toopy and Binoo leap from books to TV to theatres

Preschool pals Toopy and Binoo leap from books to TV to theatres

TORONTO — Nearly 30 years after debuting in a francophone book series, Canadian preschool TV stars Toopy and Binoo leap to the big screen with their first animated feature.
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Colin Meloy of The Decemberists working on first novel for adults, scheduled for 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Colin Meloy, frontman of The Decemberists and already a popular children's author, is now writing a novel for adults. Meloy's book, which has the working title “Cascadia,” is scheduled for 2025 (in the spring, not in December), G.P.
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Children's author Dav Pilkey has shameless title for next 'Dog Man' book, 'The Scarlet Shedder'

Children's author Dav Pilkey has shameless title for next 'Dog Man' book, 'The Scarlet Shedder'

NEW YORK (AP) — With apologies to Nathaniel Hawthorne and admirers of “The Scarlet Letter,” Dav Pilkey has a shameless name for the next installment of his multi-million selling “Dog Man” children's books series about a canine superhero: “Dog Man: Th
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