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Book Review: 'Cujo' character returns as one of 12 stories in Stephen King’s ‘You Like It Darker'

Book Review: 'Cujo' character returns as one of 12 stories in Stephen King’s ‘You Like It Darker'

In Stephen King’s world, “It” is a loaded word.
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Hearing delayed for Utah author of children's book on grief who is charged in husband's death

Hearing delayed for Utah author of children's book on grief who is charged in husband's death

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah judge on Wednesday postponed a hearing to determine if prosecutors have enough evidence to proceed to trial in the case of a woman charged with fatally poisoning her husband before she published a children’s book about c
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Soulful singer Michael McDonald looks back in his new memoir, 'What a Fool Believes'

Soulful singer Michael McDonald looks back in his new memoir, 'What a Fool Believes'

NEW YORK (AP) — Something stopped Michael McDonald from telling his story publicly — him. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer with multiple Grammys just didn't think he had one.
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Author Alice Munro's death 'bittersweet' at Victoria bookstore that carries her name

Author Alice Munro's death 'bittersweet' at Victoria bookstore that carries her name

VICTORIA — Justina Elias says she didn't know about the connection legendary Canadian writer Alice Munro had to the Victoria, B.C., bookstore that bears her name, but she quickly found out.
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'A Canadian icon': Writers and readers pay tribute to Nobel winner Alice Munro

'A Canadian icon': Writers and readers pay tribute to Nobel winner Alice Munro

Writers, bookworms and notable figures are mourning the loss of Canadian Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro, who died Monday at age 92.
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'National treasure': Canada's short story master, Nobel winner Alice Munro dead at 92

'National treasure': Canada's short story master, Nobel winner Alice Munro dead at 92

Short story legend Alice Munro, whose intricate tales depicting small-town southwestern Ontario earned her an international fanbase and the Nobel Prize in literature, has died at age 92.
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A list of books by Canadian literary giant, Nobel winner Alice Munro, dead at age 92

A list of books by Canadian literary giant, Nobel winner Alice Munro, dead at age 92

Canadian literary legend Alice Munro was one of the world's most famous and lauded short story writers.
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In her feminist punk music, Kathleen Hanna tells it all. In her memoir, there's more to the story

In her feminist punk music, Kathleen Hanna tells it all. In her memoir, there's more to the story

Few artists have a neat origin story, but Kathleen Hanna, the feminist punk pioneer and celebrated frontwoman whose rallying cry of “girls to the front” inspired generations, may have a pretty convincing one.
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Free 'Buzz Book' compilation includes excerpts from Dava Sobel, Jami Attenberg

NEW YORK (AP) — New fiction from Jami Attenberg and from young adult authors Kwame Mbalia and Robert Beatty and the latest book on science from best-selling writer Dava Sobel are among the upcoming works excerpted for a free e-compilation.
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No, a best-selling American writing duo didn't pen a Galen Weston romance novel

No, a best-selling American writing duo didn't pen a Galen Weston romance novel

TORONTO — You would be forgiven for thinking Christina Lauren's latest romance novel stars a hunky reimagining of Loblaw chairman Galen G. Weston.
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