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Former Meta official's 'explosive' memoir about the social media giant to be published next week
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Betsy Arakawa, concert pianist married to actor Gene Hackman, dead at 65
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He's in the room. Lin-Manuel Miranda voted in to elite American Academy of Arts and Letters
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Gene Hackman, found dead at 95, was one of Hollywood's most respected actors
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Paul McCartney's next book, 'Wings,' is a look back at the group he formed after the Beatles
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Singer-musician Rhiannon Giddens calls off Kennedy Center show, citing Trump takeover
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Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning ‘Killing Me Softly’ singer with an intimate style, dies at 88
Roberta Flack has died at 88
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Jerry 'Ice Man' Butler, soul singer whose hits included 'Only the Strong Survive,' dies at 85
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Really, who were those masked men? New series of books probes backstories of Marvel superheroes
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Finalists announced for Lukas book prizes, which champion 'serious research and social concern.'
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'Hello, Eric, it's Oprah.' Author Eric Puchner is latest member of Winfrey book club
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'History Matters,' a posthumous essay collection by David McCullough, will be published this fall
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Sarah Jessica Parker to be honored this spring by PEN America
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It's a publishing fairy tale. 'Hansel and Gretel' is reimagined by Stephen King and Maurice Sendak
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Salman Rushdie testifies about his shock and pain as an attacker repeatedly stabbed him on stage
Salman Rushdie has described in graphic detail the frenzied moments in 2022 when a masked man rushed at him on a stage in western New York and repeatedly slashed him with a knife, leaving him with life-threatening injuries
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Memoir by former prime minister of Finland, Sanna Marin, to come out in November
Former Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin will have a memoir out this fall, looking back on a momentous four years in office when she presided over her country’s joining NATO, its response to the pandemic and the enactment of legislation on climate change and social justice
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Tom Robbins, literary prankster-philosopher, dies at 92
Tom Robbins, the literary prankster-philosopher who charmed, enlightened and addled millions of readers with such adventures as "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" and "Jitterbug Perfume," has died
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Ian McEwan's next novel, 'What We Can Know,' is science fiction 'without the science'
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John Irving's 'Queen Esther' returns readers to setting of 'The Cider House Rules'
In John Irving’s next book, the author is returning to St_ Cloud’s, Maine, and to the orphanage made famous in his acclaimed “The Cider House Rules.”
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Gene Barge, renowned sax man and producer known as 'Daddy G,' dies at 98
Gene “Daddy G” Barge, a well-rounded saxophone player, songwriter and Grammy-winning producer, has died
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Christie Brinkley has a memoir out in April. Yes, it's called 'Uptown Girl'
Christie Brinkley will have a memoir out this spring
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Author Mac Barnett named new National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
The new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature is a prolific, best-selling author of children’s books who hopes to use his 2-year term to promote the wonders of picture stories