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Book Review: 'Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party' transports readers to world changed by fossil finds

Book Review: 'Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party' transports readers to world changed by fossil finds

For generations raised on dinosaur toys, 鈥淛urassic Park鈥 films and characters like Barney, it's hard to imagine a world where dinos and their fossils didn't exist 鈥 or, more accurately, weren't discovered yet.
Book Review: 'The Cheesemaker's Daughter' is a culturally rich novel that'll make you really hungry

Book Review: 'The Cheesemaker's Daughter' is a culturally rich novel that'll make you really hungry

This year, Marina's annual summer visit home to the island of Pag in Croatia turns into an extended stay. Marina has a lot to figure out, and home seems like the place to do it, if indeed Pag is still home.
Book Review: What's it like to be a rental stranger? Kat Tang's debut novel imagines an answer

Book Review: What's it like to be a rental stranger? Kat Tang's debut novel imagines an answer

As our lives become more automated, increasingly niche jobs materialize to fill in the gaps. Ours is a society in which people hire celebrities to make birthday videos, or pay 鈥渏ob leaving agents鈥 in hopes of a more frictionless quitting experience.
Book Review: 'The Future Was Now' is a brilliant look back at the groundbreaking movie summer of '82

Book Review: 'The Future Was Now' is a brilliant look back at the groundbreaking movie summer of '82

The moments are seared into the pop culture pantheon. And our collective consciousness. A friendly alien taking Henry Thomas' character Elliott on an airborne bike ride with the full moon as a backdrop in 鈥淓.T.
US authors make up almost half the 13 semifinalists for the Booker Prize for fiction

US authors make up almost half the 13 semifinalists for the Booker Prize for fiction

LONDON (AP) 鈥 Six American writers including Rachel Kushner, Percival Everett and Tommy Orange are among 13 semifinalists announced Tuesday for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction.

Publisher plans massive 鈥楬illbilly Elegy鈥 reprints to meet demand for VP candidate JD Vance's book

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Former President Donald Trump's selection of JD Vance as his running mate has led to a surge in sales for 鈥淗illbilly Elegy,鈥 his best-selling memoir that came out in 2016.
Melania Trump to tell her story in memoir, 'Melania,' scheduled for this fall

Melania Trump to tell her story in memoir, 'Melania,' scheduled for this fall

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Former first lady Melania Trump has a memoir coming out this fall, 鈥淢elania,鈥 billed by her office as 鈥渁 powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has carved her own path, overcome adversity and defined personal excellence.
Cartoonist Roz Chast to be honored at the Brooklyn Book Festival, which runs from Sept. 22-30

Cartoonist Roz Chast to be honored at the Brooklyn Book Festival, which runs from Sept. 22-30

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Lorrie Moore, Attica Locke and Edwidge Danticat will be among hundreds of writers attending this September's Brooklyn Book Festival, for years one of the literary world's most anticipated gatherings.
'Cher: The Memoir, Part One' to come out in November. Part Two is set for 2025

'Cher: The Memoir, Part One' to come out in November. Part Two is set for 2025

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Cher has long known only one person could take on the job of telling her story. And she's telling it in two parts. Dey Street Books announced Wednesday that 鈥淐her: The Memoir, Part One鈥 will come out Nov.
Pankaj Mishra wins Canadian award for international non-fiction writer

Pankaj Mishra wins Canadian award for international non-fiction writer

TORONTO 鈥 Indian writer Pankaj Mishra has won a prestigious Canadian award of $75,000 for an international non-fiction author. The Writers' Trust of Canada says Mishra is the second-ever recipient of the Weston International Award.
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