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NEW YORK (AP) — A collection of essays by the late David McCullough , including some never published before, will be released this fall. “History Matters” is scheduled for Sept. 16, Simon & Schuster announced Tuesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Puchner is a well-regarded fiction writer whose new novel, “Dream State,” tells a story about life's unexpected and improbable twists.

TORONTO — Avan Jogia wants to show you his guts.

An upcoming edition of “Hansel and Gretel” combines the dark and singular talents of two literary giants who apparently never met: Stephen King and the late Maurice Sendak .

NEW YORK (AP) — The billionaire media pioneer known as “The Cable Cowboy” has written a memoir. John Malone 's “Born to Be Wired” will be published Sept 2.

NEW YORK (AP) — Misty Copeland is ready to take young readers on another imaginary trip to the ballet. The celebrated principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre has a follow-up planned to her best-selling picture book, “Bunheads.” On Sept.

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Bonded in Death by J. D. Robb - (St. Martin’s Publishing Group) 2. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros - (Entangled Publishing, LLC) 3. Open Season by Jonathan Kellerman - (Random House Publishing Group) 4.

TORONTO — Margaret Atwood’s next book will be an autobiography. Her Canadian publisher McClelland & Stewart says it will peel back the curtain on Atwood’s writing and "the sparkling inner workings" of her imagination.

Kelsey McKinney bookends her new collection of essays on gossip with a word from Emily Dickinson: “Tell all the truth but tell it slant.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police raided a long-established Palestinian-owned bookstore in east Jerusalem, detaining the owners and confiscating books about the decades-long conflict . The police claimed the books incited violence.