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Asher and Alexie books among most objected to in 2017

Monday, 7 May 2018, 10:13 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Before allegations of sexual harassment, Jay Asher and Sherman Alexie were facing criticisms of a different kind. Asher's "Thirteen Reasons Why" and Alexie's "The Absolutely True Diary of a...

'The Female Persuasion' tackles timely topics

Saturday, 5 May 2018, 11:16 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"The Female Persuasion: a Novel" (Riverhead Books), by Meg Wolitzer In the first 15 pages of Meg Wolitzer's new novel, a college student is groped against her will, setting in motion a life...

Sean Penn, Oscar winner, is now a novelist

Friday, 4 May 2018, 11:14 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Sean Penn, Oscar-winning actor, has other passions these days. "I'm not in love with the job of acting anymore," says Penn, whose films include "Milk," ''Mystic River," ''Dead Man Walking" and...

'Other People's Houses' offers view from the carpool minivan

Thursday, 3 May 2018, 11:13 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"Other People's Houses" (Berkley), by Abbi Waxman Frances Bloom can jam seven children into a minivan designed for six with no problem. Her daily carpooling duty tethers her neighbors' lives...

Invicta: the life and work of Daphne Caruana Galizia

Wednesday, 2 May 2018, 12:41 Last update: about 10 years ago

Invicta: The life and work of Daphne Caruana Galizia is a tribute to Malta's leading investigative journalist and blogger, who was assassinated on 16 October 2017. This is a collection of 20...

Harper Lee letters offer candid takes on religion, family

Wednesday, 2 May 2018, 11:11 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Around the same time "To Kill a Mockingbird" made Harper Lee a best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize winner, she was still fighting for creative control. "I must say it's increasingly difficult...

Chrissy Metz inspires through personal essays

Friday, 27 April 2018, 09:25 Last update: about 10 years ago

"This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today" (Dey Street Books), by Chrissy Metz When Chrissy Metz was her sister's chaperon at a local talent event in Florida, she never imagined that she would...

Book shows Apollo 8 was a big risk for 3 astronauts

Thursday, 26 April 2018, 09:24 Last update: about 10 years ago

"Rocket Men" (Random House), by Robert Kurson The first astronauts to orbit the moon ended their 1968 Christmas Eve television broadcast with a personal message for the people of Earth. No...

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