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Sullivan's warning: Journalists should be on high alert

Sullivan's warning: Journalists should be on high alert

NEW YORK (AP) — Margaret Sullivan cringed one day when a former colleague at The Washington Post, critic Carlos Lozada, tweeted with exasperation about books pitched to him as combinations of memoir and manifesto. That's exactly what she was writing.
CBC host Terry O'Reilly among finalists for $30K National Business Book Award

CBC host Terry O'Reilly among finalists for $30K National Business Book Award

TORONTO — CBC Radio host Terry O'Reilly is among the finalists for the National Business Book Award.

Audiobook features talks between Trump and Bob Woodward

NEW YORK (AP) — More than eight hours of conversations between Donald Trump and Bob Woodward will be released next week as an audiobook. Simon & Schuster Audio announced Tuesday that “The Trump Tapes” will be published Oct. 25.
Ralph Macchio writes of embracing his 'Karate Kid' persona

Ralph Macchio writes of embracing his 'Karate Kid' persona

There was a time in Ralph Macchio’s life where he couldn’t imagine playing “ Karate Kid ” protagonist Daniel LaRusso ever again.
Review: Paul Newman memoir stuns with brutal honesty

Review: Paul Newman memoir stuns with brutal honesty

“The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir” by Paul Newman (Knopf): Paul Newman may have been a better actor than many moviegoers realized. Self-assured in his talents the Oscar winner was not. A sexual ace with the ladies? Hardly.

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US Bestseller List - Paid Books Book Title by Author Name - ISBN - (Publisher) 1. Long Shadows by David Baldacci - 9781538719794 - (Grand Central Publishing) 2. The Maze by Nelson DeMille - 9781501101809 - (Scribner) 3.
Barbara Kingsolver's 'Demon Copperhead' is new Oprah pick

Barbara Kingsolver's 'Demon Copperhead' is new Oprah pick

NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Kingsolver's “Demon Copperhead,” a modern retelling of Charles Dickens' “David Copperfield,” is Oprah Winfrey's new book club choice.
John Irving on the semi-autobiographical tome he calls his 'last long novel'

John Irving on the semi-autobiographical tome he calls his 'last long novel'

TORONTO — While "The Last Chairlift" may not be the end of John Irving's novel-writing career at large, he says it will close out his career writing very large novels.
Review: Barbara Kingsolver takes on ‘David Copperfield’

Review: Barbara Kingsolver takes on ‘David Copperfield’

“Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper) “Demon Copperhead,” the latest from Barbara Kingsolver, is a modern reimagining of “David Copperfield,” set in Appalachia. But you don’t need to have taken an English lit seminar to enjoy this novel.
Zelenskyy to publish book of wartime speeches in December

Zelenskyy to publish book of wartime speeches in December

NEW YORK (AP) — A collection of wartime speeches by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, featuring an introduction written by the Ukrainian president, will be published Dec. 6.