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Books examining geopolitics, democracy shortlisted for Lionel Gelber Prize

Books examining geopolitics, democracy shortlisted for Lionel Gelber Prize

TORONTO — Publications exploring contemporary geopolitics, the future of authoritarianism and the growing number of dictators challenging democracy are some of the finalists in the running for a Canadian award for books on global affairs.

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US Bestseller List - Paid Books 1. Burner by Mark Greaney - 9780593548110 - (Penguin Publishing Group) 2. What’s Our Problem? by Tim Urban - 9798987722602 - (Wait But Why) 3. It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover - 9781501110375 - (Atria Books) 4.
U.S. producers sue Anne of Green Gables licensing body for right to put on musical

U.S. producers sue Anne of Green Gables licensing body for right to put on musical

CHARLOTTETOWN — The United States-based producers of a musical about Anne of Green Gables have filed a lawsuit in New York claiming that their show does not infringe on the copyright of Prince Edward Island's most famous export.
Comedian Brent Butt strays from comic roots with a debut thriller, "Huge: A Novel"

Comedian Brent Butt strays from comic roots with a debut thriller, "Huge: A Novel"

TORONTO — Canadian actor, comedian and screenwriter Brent Butt is adding budding novelist to his resume with the release of his debut publication in October.
Review: 'The Exceptions' an inspiring and infuriating story

Review: 'The Exceptions' an inspiring and infuriating story

"The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science," by Kate Zernike (Scribner) Kate Zernike had been covering higher education at The Boston Globe for about six months when she was tipped off to a major story: the Massachusetts
Review: The hunt for Shackleton’s ’Ship Beneath the Ice'

Review: The hunt for Shackleton’s ’Ship Beneath the Ice'

“The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton’s Endurance” by Mensun Bound (Mariner Books) That old proverb your mother taught you — “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” — applies to marine archaeology just as it does to other asp

ACLU, Missouri library groups sue over new school book law

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri and two state library associations are suing over a new state law that bans sexually explicit material from schools, saying it violates the rights of librarians and students.
Viola Davis, Paul Simon among finalists for audiobook awards

Viola Davis, Paul Simon among finalists for audiobook awards

NEW YORK (AP) — Viola Davis, Paul Simon and Molly Shannon are among the nominees for prizes given for the spoken word: the annual Audie Awards, handed out by the Audio Publishers Association.
Finalists announced for the Lukas Prize Project book awards

Finalists announced for the Lukas Prize Project book awards

NEW YORK (AP) — Beverly Gage's J.
Review: Has climate change migration already begun?

Review: Has climate change migration already begun?

“The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration,” by Jake Bittle (Simon & Schuster) Wildfires, floods and rising seas are giving Americans a foreshadowing of what is to come, the author of a new book about the environment