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Book Review: A grandfather’s 1,500-page family history undergirds Claire Messud’s latest novel
Secrets and shame — every family has its share. When it came time to write her most autobiographical novel, Claire Messud relied on a 1,500-page family history compiled by her paternal grandfather.
May 13, 2024 5:00 PM
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Book Review: Veronica Roth taps into her Polish roots for 'When Among Crows,' a lore-packed novella
Dymitr is on a personal mission, and it starts with facing the mythical leszy who’s guarding the fern flower as it blooms for the summer solstice.
May 13, 2024 11:13 AM
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Book Review: Anonymous public servants are the heart of George Stephanopoulos' 'Situation Room'
The biggest challenge for an author tackling the history of the Situation Room, the basement room of the White House where some of the biggest intelligence crises have been handled in recent decades, is the room itself.
May 13, 2024 9:43 AM
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Book Review: 'Challenger' is definitive account of shuttle disaster and missteps that led to tragedy
When the Challenger space shuttle exploded a little over a minute after its launch in 1986, it pierced the dreams of millions about who watched the tragedy unfold live on television.
May 13, 2024 9:30 AM
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In new memoir, Tom Selleck looks back at the hard years that made him a star in 'Magnum, P.I.'
NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Selleck starts his memoir in the middle of a car crash. He is 17 and in the passenger seat when he and two friends go airborne in his mom's red Chevy Corvair, tumbling off Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles.
May 9, 2024 9:36 AM
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Books about Indigenous life shortlisted for Amazon Canada First Novel Award
TORONTO — Four books about Indigenous life are among the finalists for the $60,000 Amazon Canada First Novel Award.
May 9, 2024 9:34 AM
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'Who Owns Outer Space?' wins Donner Prize for best public policy book by a Canadian
TORONTO — A book about the legal implications of developing outer space has won the $60,000 Donner Prize.
May 8, 2024 7:15 PM
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Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch co-authors book on laws. 'Over Ruled' to be released Aug. 6
NEW YORK (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will have a book out this summer on a subject he has commented upon often — the volume of laws in the U.S.
May 8, 2024 6:01 AM
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John Vaillant’s ‘Fire Weather’ wins $25K Shaughnessy Cohen Prize
OTTAWA — John Vaillant's bestselling book about the Fort McMurray wildfire has won the $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.
May 7, 2024 9:00 PM
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Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick is Colm Tóibín’s 'Long Island,' the sequel to 'Brooklyn'
NEW YORK (AP) — Colm Tóibín's “Long Island,” the Irish novelist's follow-up to the prize-winning immigrant tale “Brooklyn,” is Oprah Winfrey's latest book club pick.
May 7, 2024 6:17 AM
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