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Review: 'Advika' is for movie lovers with romance, mystery

“Advika and the Hollywood Wives” by Kirthana Ramisetti (Grand Central) Evening. Interior.

Apr 11, 2023 8:06 AM Read more >

Review: 'LeBron' examines the remarkable career of NBA star

“LeBron” by Jeff Benedict (Avid Reader Press) LeBron James has lived a very public life.

Apr 11, 2023 8:01 AM Read more >

Review: Mark Bowden writes gripping story of Baltimore gang

“Life Sentence: The Brief and Tragic Career of Baltimore's Deadliest Gang Leader,” by Mark Bowden (Atlantic Monthly Press).

Apr 10, 2023 5:51 PM Read more >

Illustrated Anne Frank book removed by Florida school

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A high school along Florida's Atlantic Coast has removed a graphic novel based on the diary of Anne Frank after a leader of a conservative advocacy group challenged it, claiming it minimized the Holocaust.

Apr 10, 2023 11:51 AM Read more >

Review: ‘The Trackers’ tells a vivid, post-Depression tale

“The Trackers” by Charles Frazier (Ecco) The characters that populate Charles Frazier’s new novel “The Trackers” are all searching for something.

Apr 10, 2023 10:46 AM Read more >

Susan L. Shirk’s 'illuminating' book on China's rise wins Lionel Gelber Prize

TORONTO — An examination of China’s evolution from fragile superpower to global heavyweight has won the $50,000 Lionel Gelber Prize. Susan L.

Apr 10, 2023 7:10 AM Read more >

Calgary’s Suzette Mayr on short list for US$150,000 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

TORONTO — Calgary author Suzette Mayr has been shortlisted for the inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. The US$150,000 award celebrates excellence in fiction by women and non-binary writers in Canada and the United States.

Apr 6, 2023 10:51 AM Read more >

Tomson Highway releasing a musical picture book for kids in Cree and English

MONTREAL — Tomson Highway says he hopes his upcoming multilingual kids' book can help preserve the Cree language.

Apr 6, 2023 8:58 AM Read more >

Writers' Trust Poetry Prize more than doubles to $60K with Scott Griffin contribution

TORONTO — Scott Griffin is shaking up the Canadian poetry landscape for the second time in a year, lending his name to the Writers' Trust poetry prize and more than doubling its purse.

Apr 5, 2023 4:32 AM Read more >

Yiyun Li's 'The Book of Goose' wins PEN/Faulkner award

NEW YORK (AP) — Yiyun Li's novel “The Book of Goose,” the story of two mischievous teenage girls in post-World War II France and their improbable literary success, has won the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction.

Apr 4, 2023 11:56 AM Read more >