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NEW YORK (AP) — One month shy of his 88th birthday, Thomas Pynchon is set to publish his first book in 12 years. “Shadow Ticket” is scheduled for Oct. 7, Penguin Press announced Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — “Your Friends & Neighbors” begins with a once high-flying hedge fund manager waking up in someone else’s luxurious house, next to a dead body and in a pool of blood.

NEW YORK (AP) — Even after publishing a handful of memoirs, including the classic “Just Kids,” Patti Smith has a lot more to say about her life. The poet-writer-musician’s “Bread of Angels” will be published Nov. 4, Random House announced Wednesday.

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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A high court in Colombia ruled on Tuesday that “+57,” a song recorded last year by urban music stars J Balvin and Karol G , violated the rights of children because its lyrics “sexualized” minors.

Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland ’s “Warfare” is more defined by what it isn't than what it is. In their Iraq War -set film, there’s never any description of a wider strategy.

Before Jack Ryan was introduced into the culture, Robert Littell imagined Charlie Heller, a quiet, CIA cryptographer who goes rogue on a quest for vengeance after his love is killed by terrorists.

NEW YORK (AP) — For 11 seasons, Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sat across from his guests on the popular PBS series “Finding Your Roots” and led them through secrets in their family tree. On Tuesday, it's his turn.

The Ontario government says a planned $50 million investment in the McMichael Canadian Art Collection is an investment in patriotism and Canadian culture.

TORONTO — Arcade Fire is planning its return after several years on the sidelines. The Montreal rock act has released a new single and music video for "Year of the Snake," a taste of their upcoming seventh studio album "Pink Elephant.