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10 notable books of 2024, from Sarah J. Maas to Melania Trump

10 notable books of 2024, from Sarah J. Maas to Melania Trump

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Even through a year of nonstop news about elections, climate change, protests and the price of eggs, there was still time to read books. U.S.
Book Review: Weike Wang鈥檚 3rd novel 'Rental House' finds beauty and humor in a marriage of opposites

Book Review: Weike Wang鈥檚 3rd novel 'Rental House' finds beauty and humor in a marriage of opposites

Vacation rental with the in-laws 鈥 for many, it鈥檚 a setup for disaster. In Weike Wang鈥檚 鈥淩ental House,鈥 it鈥檚 certainly that.
Hundreds of bookstore staffers receive holiday bonuses from author James Patterson

Hundreds of bookstore staffers receive holiday bonuses from author James Patterson

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Staffers at Thank You Books in Birmingham, Alabama, San Francisco's City Lights Books and The Nook in Cedar Falls, Iowa, are among 600 booksellers receiving $500 holiday bonuses from James Patterson, t he bestselling novelist who has
Canadian writer Nadim Roberts earns prestigious Whiting Creative Nonfiction grant

Canadian writer Nadim Roberts earns prestigious Whiting Creative Nonfiction grant

Canadian journalist Nadim Roberts has been selected for a US$40,000 grant to fund his book about a storied highway project in the Northwest Territories. The U.K.-based Canadian writer is one of 10 recipients of the Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant.
New Jersey becomes latest state to prohibit bans on books in school, public libraries

New Jersey becomes latest state to prohibit bans on books in school, public libraries

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) 鈥 New Jersey Democratic Gov.

Authors of 'The Personal Librarian' celebrate book's 1 millionth sale and work on new novel

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 The bestselling author team of Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray has a new novel in the works, while celebrating a milestone for its best-known publication, 鈥淭he Personal Librarian.

New Jersey becomes latest state to prohibit bans on books in school, public libraries

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) 鈥 New Jersey Democratic Gov.

Online library drops its legal battle to provide free e-books without publishers' permission

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 A prolonged and closely watched copyright case involving an online library's unauthorized offering of free e-books has ended after the defendant, Internet Archive, decided not to challenge an appeal's court's ruling against it.
Giller protesters relieved to see charges dropped, vow to continue antiwar action

Giller protesters relieved to see charges dropped, vow to continue antiwar action

TORONTO 鈥 Charges against four of the five people arrested for protesting at last year's Giller Prize have been withdrawn, antiwar organizers announced Friday as they pledged to keep fighting for an end to Israel's attacks on Gaza.
Taylor Swift 'Eras' tie-in book is a smash, selling more than 800,000 copies in first weekend

Taylor Swift 'Eras' tie-in book is a smash, selling more than 800,000 copies in first weekend

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Just one retail chain was enough for Taylor Swift to have the top-selling book last week and the biggest publishing launch of 2024.
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