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Omar El Akkad on re-evaluating the West in light of Gaza war

Omar El Akkad on re-evaluating the West in light of Gaza war

TORONTO — In some ways, Omar El Akkad's "One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This" is a time capsule.
Nikki Giovanni receives a posthumous honor, the Frost Medal for lifetime achievement

Nikki Giovanni receives a posthumous honor, the Frost Medal for lifetime achievement

NEW YORK (AP) — Two months after her death, poet Nikki Giovanni has been awarded one of the top honors for her art form, the Frost Medal for lifetime achievement.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski's 'Far from Home,' a 'fervent' call for bipartisanship, to be published in June

Sen. Lisa Murkowski's 'Far from Home,' a 'fervent' call for bipartisanship, to be published in June

One of the few remaining Republicans in Congress to openly clash with President Donald Trump has a book out this summer. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s “Far From Home: An Alaskan Senator Faces the Extreme Climate of Washington, D.C.

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Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Midnight Black by Mark Greaney (Penguin Publishing Group) 2. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled Publishing, LLC) 3. Fly Away by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s Publishing Group) 4.
Book Review: 'Air-borne' transforms scientific history into detective story

Book Review: 'Air-borne' transforms scientific history into detective story

A history of aerobiology would normally be a book that would have little interest beyond the science community.
Book Review: Ada Calhoun's 'Crush' is a personal essay on love disguised as a novel

Book Review: Ada Calhoun's 'Crush' is a personal essay on love disguised as a novel

Ada Calhoun’s debut novel “Crush” is only a novel in the loosest sense. It’s really more of a well-sourced personal essay on love and relationships brilliantly disguised as a novel.
Book Review: Terrorists gather in C.J. Box’s new Joe Pickett novel, 'Battle Mountain'

Book Review: Terrorists gather in C.J. Box’s new Joe Pickett novel, 'Battle Mountain'

Wyoming Gov. Spencer Rulon has a problem. His son-in-law hired a guide, disappeared into the southern Wyoming wilderness to hunt elk, and hasn’t been heard from since.
Book Review: In Holly Brickley’s debut novel 'Deep Cuts,' love and music clash

Book Review: In Holly Brickley’s debut novel 'Deep Cuts,' love and music clash

Holly Brickley’s debut “Deep Cuts” is a book for music lovers. Not just any type of music lovers — diehard music fans who enjoy analyzing every element of a song’s composition as well as its origin story.
Children’s book by Manitoba premier didn't break conflict rules: commissioner

Children’s book by Manitoba premier didn't break conflict rules: commissioner

WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s ethics commissioner says Premier Wab Kinew didn't violate conflict of interest rules in writing a children's book.
Finalists announced for Lukas book prizes, which champion 'serious research and social concern.'

Finalists announced for Lukas book prizes, which champion 'serious research and social concern.'

NEW YORK (AP) — Books on slavery, the justice system, poverty and gender identity are among this year's finalists for J. Anthony Lukas prizes, named for the late investigative journalist.