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Montreal backtracks and allows English book club in library, says French laws unclear

Montreal backtracks and allows English book club in library, says French laws unclear

MONTREAL — Days after a local Montreal library refused to offer space for an English-language book club, the City of Montreal has backtracked and asked the Quebec government for more guidance in applying the province's language laws.
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Tell us a New York story: Finalists announced for $50,000 Gotham Book Prize

NEW YORK (AP) — Rumaan Alam's “Entitlement,” Ian Frazier's “Paradise Bronx” and Lisa Ko's “Memory Piece” are among 14 finalists for the Gotham Book Prize, a $50,000 award for outstanding fiction or nonfiction writing about New York City.
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Nora Roberts is happily defying genres, 250 books in

Nora Roberts is happily defying genres, 250 books in

NEW YORK (AP) — Nora Roberts is so prolific she had to take up a pen name so her publisher could release more books by her each year. “I’m a fast writer,” Roberts told The Associated Press in a rare interview.
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Authors Guild sets up 'Human Author' portal to certify books come from 'human intellect'

NEW YORK (AP) — The Authors Guild has set up an online portal for members to certify that their books “emanated from the human intellect” and not from artificial intelligence.
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Authors Guild sets up 'Human Author' portal to certify books derive from 'human intellect'

NEW YORK (AP) — The Authors Guild has set up an online portal for members to certify that their books “emanated from the human intellect” and not from artificial intelligence.
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Author says Montreal library refuses to host English book club, citing language laws

Author says Montreal library refuses to host English book club, citing language laws

MONTREAL — A Montreal author is speaking out after a local library cited Quebec's language laws in refusing his request to host an English-language book club.
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Dan Brown's next thriller, 'The Secret of Secrets,' to be published Sept. 9

Dan Brown's next thriller, 'The Secret of Secrets,' to be published Sept. 9

NEW YORK (AP) — Dan Brown' s next global, multi-tiered thriller finds protagonist Robert Langdon journeying from Prague to New York to London as he evades a would-be assassin and ponders the depths of human consciousness.
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Donald Trump's press secretary says Feb. 1 deadline for tariffs 'still on the books'

Donald Trump's press secretary says Feb. 1 deadline for tariffs 'still on the books'

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump's press secretary says the plan to slap Canada with tariffs on Saturday is still in play, as NDP leader Jagmeet Singh called for Parliament to return to prepare for the threat of devastating duties.
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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros - (Entangled Publishing, LLC) 2. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins - (Hay House) 3. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros - (Entangled Publishing, LLC) 4.
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Antony Blinken has a deal for a book about his years as Joe Biden's secretary of state

Antony Blinken has a deal for a book about his years as Joe Biden's secretary of state

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken has a book deal, billed by his publisher as a “rare glimpse” into the “challenging and often controversial” responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the war in Gaza and other crises that b
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