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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

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US Bestseller List - Paid Books 1. The Last Orphan by Gregg Hurwitz - 9781250252333 - (St. Martin’s Publishing Group) 2. It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover - 9781501110375 - (Atria Books) 3.
Review: Schwalbe's memoir shines when focusing on one friend

Review: Schwalbe's memoir shines when focusing on one friend

“We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship," by Will Schwalbe (Knopf) Will Schwalbe’s new memoir, “We Should Not Be Friends,” explores an unlikely bond between two men who met in college and maintained a four-decade-long friendship.
Review: A boarding school whodunit fueled by feminist rage

Review: A boarding school whodunit fueled by feminist rage

“I Have Some Questions for You,” by Rebecca Makkai (Viking) Take a pinch of “Prep,” the boarding school drama by Curtis Sittenfeld.

Former US Rep. Adam Kinzinger to release book in October

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, the Illinois Republican who broke with his party two years ago after the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol, has a book deal.
HarperCollins union approves contract, ends 3-month strike

HarperCollins union approves contract, ends 3-month strike

NEW YORK (AP) — Striking union members at HarperCollins Publishers have approved a tentative agreement reached last week and will return to work Tuesday, ending a walkout that lasted more than three months and became the center of an ongoing debate a
Amanda Gorman writes children's book 'Something, Someday'

Amanda Gorman writes children's book 'Something, Someday'

NEW YORK (AP) — Amanda Gorman's next literary project is a collaboration with a prize-winning illustrator for a children's book coming out this fall.
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