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Book Review: T.C. Boyle’s dark novel 'Blue Skies' explores world severely impacted by climate change

Book Review: T.C. Boyle’s dark novel 'Blue Skies' explores world severely impacted by climate change

“Blue Skies” by T.C. Boyle (Liveright) There have been entire shelves of non-fiction books written about climate change. I’ve reviewed quite a few. They’re packed with truly frightening scenarios based on science.
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Book Review: Savannah Bananas owner Jesse Cole writes a book about his baseball team's origins

Book Review: Savannah Bananas owner Jesse Cole writes a book about his baseball team's origins

“Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas” by Jesse Cole with Don Yaeger (Dutton) Jesse Cole's father shared the following wisdom with his baseball-obsessed 5-year-old son: “Swing hard in case you hit it.
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Johnny Joey Jones, Marine Corps bomb tech and Fox Nation host, to publish 'Unbroken Bonds' book

Johnny Joey Jones, Marine Corps bomb tech and Fox Nation host, to publish 'Unbroken Bonds' book

NEW YORK (AP) — Combat veteran and Fox Nation host Johnny Joey Jones has a book coming out in June about serving with the Marines Corps in Iraq and Afghanistan and the friendships he formed.
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BTS book 'Beyond the Story,' source of Internet speculation, to be published July 9

BTS book 'Beyond the Story,' source of Internet speculation, to be published July 9

NEW YORK (AP) — The guessing game began a few days ago, when an anonymous, untitled book scheduled for July 9 —— “4C Untitled Flatiron Nonfiction Summer 2023” — had Taylor Swift fans so convinced she had written a memoir that they made it a bestselle
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Charles E. Stanley's 'Lost Airman' wins $5,000 military writing prize

NEW YORK (AP) — Charles E. Stanley's “Lost Airmen,” an author's account of his father's harrowing World War II experiences, is this year's winner of the William E. Colby Military Writers’ Award.
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New book on Bob Dylan will feature hundreds of rare images

New book on Bob Dylan will feature hundreds of rare images

NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of rare photos and other images from the archives of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will be featured in “Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine,” coming out this fall.
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Book on climate optimism wins Shaughnessy Cohen political writing prize

Book on climate optimism wins Shaughnessy Cohen political writing prize

OTTAWA — A hope-filled book about mitigating climate change has won the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.
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Hollywood legends Bergen, Fonda, Keaton, Steenburgen form friendship while making ‘Book Club’ movies

Hollywood legends Bergen, Fonda, Keaton, Steenburgen form friendship while making ‘Book Club’ movies

Candice Bergen hatched the idea for a sequel to “Book Club” before the first had even come out.
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Groff, Lethem excerpts featured in free e-book compilation

NEW YORK (AP) — Fiction from such prize-winning authors as Jonathan Lethem, Lauren Groff, and Sigrid Nunez and a biography of the late Rep. John Lewis are among the upcoming works excerpted in a free e-book compilation published Wednesday.
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Oprah teams with Arthur C. Brooks on book about happiness

Oprah teams with Arthur C. Brooks on book about happiness

NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey's latest book project is one she helped write. Winfrey has teamed with the author, educator and Atlantic columnist Arthur C.
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