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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.

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.

“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 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.

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

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

TORONTO — A horror story that highlights the cultural significance of dreams and an exploration of intimate encounters in a northern Alberta town are among the six debut novels in the running for this year's Amazon Canada First Novel Award.

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois lawmakers greenlighted a bill Wednesday that says libraries in the state must adopt an anti-book banning policy to receive state funding, in a vote that fissured along party lines.

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Happy Place by Emily Henry (Penguin Publishing Group) 2. Simply Lies by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing) 3. Breakneck by Marc Cameron (Kensington Books) 4.

NEW YORK (AP) — The long-awaited new novel by Abraham Verghese, “The Covenant of Water,” is Oprah Winfrey's latest book club pick.