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OTTAWA — Sophie Gregoire Trudeau has signed a two-book deal with Penguin Random House Canada. The first, "Closer Together: Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other," is set to be released next spring.

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's leader said Thursday the city's public libraries would not recommend books featuring “bad ideologies" to residents after they pulled titles related to the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown and certain political figures, fur

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Writers' group PEN America and publisher Penguin Random House sued a Florida school district Wednesday over its removal of books about race and LGBTQ+ identities, the latest opposition to a policy central to Gov.

NEW YORK (AP) — Activist and best-selling author Naomi Klein has a book coming out in September that will combine personal reflections with political reporting and cultural commentary.

“The Making of Another Motion Picture Masterpiece," by Tom Hanks (Knopf) There may be no one better suited to tell the tale of how a movie gets made than Hollywood icon and master of the motion picture Tom Hanks.

TORONTO — Elliot Page is set to speak in Toronto following the release of his memoir "Pageboy" next month.

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Happy Place by Emily Henry (Penguin Publishing Group) 2. The 23rd Midnight by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown and Company) 3.T he Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich (Atria Books) 4.

NEW YORK (AP) — Prize-winning author Clint Smith has a three-book deal with Random House, starting with an exploration of the impact of World War II upon everyone from a survivor of a Japanese internment camp in the U.S.

TORONTO — Broadcaster Shelagh Rogers is stepping down from her long-time gig as host of "The Next Chapter" on CBC Radio. Rogers has hosted and produced the program, which features interviews with writers, since 2008.

“Sidle Creek,” by Jolene McIlwain (Melville House) Lately, the news out of rural Appalachia has not been good: a train derailment, toxic chemicals, the opioid epidemic, deaths of despair.