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Oprah teams with Arthur C. Brooks on book about happiness

Oprah teams with Arthur C. Brooks on book about happiness

NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey's latest book project is one she helped write. Winfrey has teamed with the author, educator and Atlantic columnist Arthur C.
Grief book author's murder charge tangled in estate dispute

Grief book author's murder charge tangled in estate dispute

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A children's book author who prosecutors say killed her husband has been battling with his relatives over the family estate since his death last year, court documents show.

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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. The 23rd Midnight by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown and Company) 2. Happy Place by Emily Henry (Penguin Publishing Group) 3.
MP Charlie Angus, poet Cliff Cardinal among Trillium Book Award nominees

MP Charlie Angus, poet Cliff Cardinal among Trillium Book Award nominees

TORONTO — A member of Parliament and a celebrated playwright are among the nominees for the Trillium Book Award, Ontario's top literary prize.

New Kristin Hannah novel, 'The Women,' coming in 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — The next novel from million-selling author Kristin Hannah is a war story set in the 1960s. St. Martin's Press announced Tuesday that Hannah's “The Women” will be published next winter, Feb. 6.
Utah author of book on grieving death charged with murder

Utah author of book on grieving death charged with murder

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — After her husband died last year, she wrote a children’s book on grief. Now she’s charged with his murder.
Review: 'Heavens' profiles figures in modern space race

Review: 'Heavens' profiles figures in modern space race

“When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach,” by Ashlee Vance (Ecco) During the space race of the 1960s that was chronicled by Tom Wolfe in “The Right Stuff,” the era was personified by larger-than-life h
American author Fatimah Asghar wins inaugural Carol Shields Prize

American author Fatimah Asghar wins inaugural Carol Shields Prize

American author Fatimah Asghar has won the inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for their debut novel "When We Were Sisters." The $150,000 award celebrates excellence in fiction by women and non-binary authors in Canada and the U.S.

Fatimah Ashgar wins $150,000 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

NEW YORK (AP) — A debut novel by the poet and screenwriter Fatimah Ashgar has won the inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, a $150,000 honor named for the late Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and given for outstanding work by a woman or non-binary

Simon & Schuster again up for sale, executives confirm

NEW YORK (AP) — Simon & Schuster is again up for sale.