Entertainment Weekly: Book Coverage

• Review: 'The One Hundred Nights of Hero': EW Review

  

  What starts off as an homage to Scheherazade and her 1001 nights of storytelling quickly turns takes on a life (and story) of its own in Isabel Greenberg’s The One Hundred Nights of Hero. For her second graphic novel, the Eisner Awar…
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• Review: 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' script: EW Review

  

  A published screenplay is a different beast – though one no less fantastical – than full-length novel. Instead of inspiring readers’ imaginations about the worlds they’re meant to be depicting, a pu…
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• Review: 'Beyond the Truth' by Anne Holt: EW Review

  

  When you think of Scandinavian noir, names like Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell, and Camilla Läckberg probably come to mind, not Anne Holt. That may be about to change. Holt—dubbed “the godmother of modern Norwegian crime…
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• Review: 'Talking as Fast as I Can' by Lauren Graham: EW Review

  

  Through a handful of essays, Graham shares stories from her early days as a struggling actress as well as behind-the-scenes tidbits from her seven seasons (and now the Nov. 25 Netflix revival) as beloved, quick-witted Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore Girls…
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• Review: 'The Daily Show (The Book): An Oral History': EW review

  

  Jon Stewart left the Daily Show 15 months ago and the country hasn’t been the same since. Perhaps not since the golden age of Johnny Carson had one man so ruled the nexus of entertainment and current events, and Stewart’s re…
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• Review: 'The Princess Diarist' by Carrie Fisher: EW Review

  

  Star Wars fans are likely to have as curious and strained a relationship with Carrie Fisher’s The Princess Diarist as the actress has with the films: a hope for something deeper, disappointment in its glibness, and ultimately a respect a…
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• Review: 'Pretend I'm Your Friend' by MB Caschetta: EW Review

  

  At first the stories in MB Caschetta’s linked collection (following her first novel, Miracle Girls, which came out in 2014) seem like loosely plotted vignettes, windows peering into characters’ lives for a brief moment befor…
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• Review: 'Moonglow' by Michael Chabon: EW Review

  

  Love and war, sex and madness, long-buried secrets and rockets to the moon: Hardly a shade of human intrigue—or a pivotal moment in 20th-century history—goes unexplored in Chabon’s vibrant, sprawling latest. Ins…
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• Review: 'The Fate of the Tearling' by Erika Johansen: EW Review

  

  In the final book of Erika Johansen’s excellent Tearling trilogy, Queen Kelsea Glynn is struggling to save her besieged kingdom from a physical foe, the Red Queen, as well as from a strange supernatural force that has begun gaining…
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• Review: 'Settle for More' by Megyn Kelly: EW Review

  

  Let’s get it out of the way at the very beginning: The Roger Ailes stories in lawyer–turned–Fox News host Megyn Kelly’s book are every bit as lurid and appalling as you might imagine, with the forme…
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Financial Times: Books

• newPodcast: how to publish your business book
  Aspiring writers ask a panel of industry experts what makes a standout proposal
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• newThe Curse of Bigness by Timothy Wu — why size matters
  A sharp analysis of antitrust law is a welcome guide to power today
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• A tale that exposes dangers lurking in Silicon Valley
  John Carreyrou, winner of the FT/McKinsey Business Book Award, talks about Bad Blood
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• Has the modern nation state failed?
  The 1919 Paris Peace Conference promised to remake the world. But today, its vision of nationhood looks increasingly under threat
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• ‘Bad Blood’ wins FT/McKinsey Business Book of 2018
  John Carreyrou takes the prize for his riveting account of the collapse of Theranos
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• Dethroning historical reputations
  Charting the battle lines between legacy and activism
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• The Librarian by Salley Vickers — off the shelf
  A charming fictionalised tale about the children’s librarian who inspired a life in books for the author
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• Chris Kraus: ‘I’m reaching out to people’
  The novelist and art critic talks about her travelling role as a pollinator of ideas
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• Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants by Mathias Enard — Renaissance redux
  Michelangelo spends an enchanted summer at the Ottoman court in this sensuous and seductive counterfactual novel
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• Trinity by Louisa Hall — a million little pieces
  A multi-faceted foray into the life of one of the most notorious scientists of our time
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Huffington Post: US Books Blog

• newOxford Dictionaries' Word Of The Year Is A Tragically Apt Summary Of 2018
  Gaslighting, incel, big dick energy and overtourism all made the shortlist.
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• newHere Are The Winners Of The 2018 National Book Awards
  Congratulations to all these extremely good writers.
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• Stephen King Breaks His Own 'Amazing' Rule, Gets Trolled In Most Delightful Way
  The horror writer likely wasn't expecting that reaction.
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• What This Dad Of 4 Wants You To Know About The Foster System
  Rob Scheer and his husband fostered and adopted four kids. Here's how their "forever family" is educating others.
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• 9 Of The Best Subscription Boxes For Kids That Aren't Toys Or Clothes
  Educational subscription boxes for kids about STEM, crafts, books and more.
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• J.K. Rowling Roasts Sarah Huckabee Sanders With George Orwell '1984' Quote
  The "Harry Potter" author got literary with her latest burn for the Trump administration.
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• The Best Kids Books Of 2018 To Help You Not Raise A Jerk
  For the kid who still takes naps, but you want to stay woke.
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• LGBTQ People Erased From Books In Russia Under 'Gay Propaganda' Law
  A story written by trans activist Coy Mathis is missing from the Russian edition of a new children's book.
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• You'll Actually Enjoy Reading These 9 Money Books. Promise!
  Learning to be better with money shouldn't feel like punishment.
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• Are You Asking Me To Talk The 'Right' Way Or The 'White' Way?
  Turns out my childhood grammar lessons were actually classes on white supremacy.
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L.A. Times: Books

• newZayn Malik and Nicki Minaj debut long-awaited 'No Candle No Light' duet

  

  
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• newCanelo Alvarez predicts the demise of pay-per-view boxing in new DAZN ad

  

  The new sports streaming service DAZN is banking on Canelo Alvarez to gain subscribers, but Alvarez is doing more for that cause than seeking a super-middleweight belt Dec. 15 at Madison Square Garden to build that base. In a television advertisement…
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• newCouple who survived fire spent five days sleeping in their truck at a Burger King parking lot

  

  
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• newCalifornia fires live updates: Camp fire death toll climbs; a third death reported in Woolsey fire

  

  
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• newChico newspaper rises to the biggest story in its history

  

  
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• newCamp fire grows to 140,000 acres with 40% containment

  

  
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• newReview: Paul Rodriguez anchors a surrealist 'Steambath' at Odyssey Theatre

  

  It’s about time somebody revisited Bruce Jay Friedman’s “Steambath.” First produced off-Broadway in 1970 and recycled as a television film in ’73, the play was hailed as a piquant black comedy — the genre exploited by the likes of Friedma…
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• newDodgers Dugout: Catching up on a busy offseason so far

  

  Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell and it’s time to turn our attention to next season. A lot has happened since the World Series, so let’s get right to it. Kershaw stays Clayton Kershaw didn’t offi…
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• newSativa or indica? CBD or THC? What to know before cooking with cannabis

  

  Don't know the difference between MSG and THC? Here's a guide to the terminology you'll encounter. Sativa versus indica versus hybrid Cannabis sativa and cannabis indica are two of the three species of cannabis. (The third species, cannabis ruderalis…
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• newCorona Centennial's playoff run has been fortified by its defensive front

  

  So much attention has been paid to Corona Centennial’s high-scoring, no-huddle offensive attack through the years that it’s almost a sin to discuss defense. This season, the 12-0 Huskies are averaging 54.6 points per game and have put up 80 and 8…
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London Evening Standard: Books

npr: Books

• newJonathan Franzen Finds Hope In Nature In 'The End Of The End Of The Earth'

  

  A new collection the author's essays spans art, nature and autobiography — taking aim at people he meets in daily life but also exposing his own vulnerabilities.
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• newBook Awards Honor Translated Literature For The First Time Since 1983

  

  The U.S. publishing industry honored its stars Wednesday night in New York City at the National Book Awards. The lifetime achievement award went to Isabel Allende.
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• new'Toxic' Is Oxford Dictionaries' Word Of 2018

  

  The publisher's research found "the sheer scope of its application" made "toxic" stand out this year.
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• newSigrid Nunez, Elizabeth Acevedo Among 2018 National Book Award Winners

  

  Nunez and Acevedo won for fiction and young people's literature, respectively. The prestigious literary prize also honored Jeffrey C. Stewart, Justin Phillip Reed, Yoko Tawada and Margaret Mitsutani.
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• Excelsior! How Stan Lee Remade American Myth

  

  Stan Lee may have lived an American story, but then he ended up creating them.
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• 'Born To Be Posthumous' Brings Edward Gorey's Name To His Work

  

  Gorey, whose art formed the basis of Mystery! and who was the mind behind The Gashlycrumb Tinies, is undeniably one of the most influential American writers and illustrators of the last century.
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• 'Insomnia' Is Both A Celebration And Lament Of Sleeplessness

  

  Marina Benjamin's book is more impressionistic and personal than scientific: Don't look here for an explanation of the chemistry or biology of nocturnal wakefulness.
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• In 'Solo,' Chef Anita Lo Celebrates The Art Of Cooking For One

  

  Meals for one should not be a sad or boring affair, says Michelin-starred chef Anita Lo. In her new cookbook, Lo goes beyond bitter greens, blue cheese and monkfish to serve up fun meals for one.
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• 'Sex, Lies And Stardom': Exploitation In Howard Hughes' Hollywood

  

  Karina Longworth's new book, Seduction, tells the story of 10 women who had sexual relationships with Hughes. "These things have always happened and they were never talked about publicly," she says.
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• 'A Tale Of Two Murders' Asks Whether Justice Was Done In A Famous, Century-Old Trial

  

  In the 1920s, Edith Thompson was executed along with her lover, who was found guilty of murdering her husband. Laura Thompson looks at how social conventions may have lead to an unjust outcome.
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PopMatters: Read

The A.V. Club: AVBooks

• newMariah Carey unleashes her dark magic, sends Glitter soundtrack to no. 1 on iTunes

  

  The holiday season is upon us, and we all know what that means: Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” emerges from its dark cocoon, spreads its wings, and storms the music charts to reclaim its position as unstoppable yuletide earwor…
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• newMichael Douglas and Alan Arkin prefer their Netflix via mail, as god intended

  

  Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin are making the jump to streaming television with the new Chuck Lorre-produced Netflix comedy, The Kominsky Method, which follows the antics of Sandy Kominsky (Douglas), a semi-successful former actor turned acting coac…
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• newEvery filmmaker you love is rallying to save FilmStruck

  

  It began with a timid plea from Bill Hader. “I know there are bigger fish to fry right now in the world,” he told the IndieWire Honors ceremony earlier this month. “But in my little kingdom, if we could save FilmStruck, that would be really awe…
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• newPlease enjoy this brief history of rappers talking about Harry Potter

  

  Rappers have never shied away from pop culture references, and few series have been has pervasive in recent memory as the Harry Potter franchise. So maybe that’s why, as seen in this new video from Genius, every damn rapper has talked about the boy…
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• newFans of A Christmas Prince, breathe easy, for he, the young lord of the yuletide, has returned!

  

  
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• newTour the frontlines of the battle to determine which emoji is the least useful

  

  The modern world is full of important things to get upset about, not least of which is the future of global society’s only true lingua franca: the emoji. Testament to this is the ongoing war being raged over the fate of the little pictures deemed l…
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• newAmazon wants its own Get Out, teams with Blumhouse for 8 feature-length thrillers

  

  The One Ring isn’t enough for Amazon Studios, who just upped their genre game by inking a deal with Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Television. Variety reports that the streamer has joined forces with the horror powerhouse to produce eight feature-length…
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• newSave $10 On Any $35 Order From Walmart, Including (Some) Gift Cards

  

  For a limited time (probably very limited, as it’s capped at 50,000 uses), new customers can save $10 on any $35 Walmart.com order with promo code ELLEN10. Read more...
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• newThursday's Best Deals: iPhone X Refurbs, Samsung Monitor, $10 Off at Walmart, and More

  

  Fisher Space Pens, household supplies, and Philips Hue bulbs are some of the hottest buys on the net today.Read more...
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• newJinn tells a familiar coming-of-age story from a fresh point of view

  

  The most radical thing about Jinn is its softness. Director Nijla Mu’min has filled her debut feature with pastel colors, airy head scarves fluttering in gentle breezes, and dark skin beautifully lit in a spectrum of satiny shades. The film gently…
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The Guardian: Books + Reviews

• newFryderyk Chopin by Alan Walker review – romance, rage and swooning admirers
  An authoritative, accessible biography details Chopin’s personal turmoil and captures his true musical significanceChopin is one of those great composers – Debussy is another – whose supreme qualities have tended to be obscured by the wrong sor…
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• newLove-Lies-Bleeding review – Don DeLillo play is a matter of life and death
  Print Room at the Coronet, London The novelist’s 2005 drama opens up arguments about assisted death and the point at which life ceases to have meaningMany of the great American novelists – Henry James, Ernest Hemingway, Saul Bellow – have at so…
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• newEnemies and Neighbours by Ian Black review – Arabs and Jews in Palestine and Israel
  This even-handed history by the Guardian’s former Middle East editor draws on 40 years of experience and exhaustive researchA 2016 poll found that 82% of young Israeli Jews believed there was little chance of a peace agreement with the Palestinians…
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• newFreshwater by Akwaeke Emezi review – a remarkable debut
  A young Nigerian woman comes to terms with her many selves in this surreal novel rooted in Igbo cosmology“How do you survive when they place a god inside your body?” This surprising question animates Akwaeke Emezi’s remarkable debut, pulsing th…
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• newNational Populism review – compassion for supporters of Trump, Brexit, Le Pen
  Roger Eatwell and Matthew Goodwin’s case for understanding those people who want to ‘reassert cherished national identities’ claims to be myth-busting. But is it just flawed?Emmanuel Macron can cut a galling figure. His 2017 campaign rhetoric o…
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• Becoming by Michelle Obama review – race, marriage and the ugly side of politics
  This revealing memoir offers new insights into her upbringing on the south side of Chicago and the highs and lows of life with Barack ObamaBefore I tell you how much I love Michelle Obama, let me tell you what I have against her. The former first lad…
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• Adrift in Soho review – tedious times in London's louchest locale
  Adapted from angry young man Colin Wilson’s novel, this painfully self-conscious drama of drunks and dreamers never comes alive‘The old days of Soho. Gone. Finito. Kaput.” So mutters a local, complaining about gentrification. Not today, but in…
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• Hesse by Gunnar Decker review – journeys into self-analysis and psychedelia
  A rich, insightful biography shows how Hermann Hesse overcame self-hatred, ‘freed the German spirit’ and became a guru for hippiesIn the early 1920s, the German novelist and poet Hermann Hesse set himself a deadline. On 2 July 1927, his 50th birt…
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• Square Eyes by Anna Mill and Luke Jones review – dystopian visions
  An inventive, immersive adventure vividly imagines a bleak near future shaped by sinister softwareIn 2010, a graphic short story about reality and happiness was released. Nicely observed, and set in a near future where virtual reality made the real t…
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• Home After Dark review – small town blues in 50s America
  David Small’s tale of a sad, isolated teenager and his angry father is timely in the age of Donald TrumpWhen his mother runs off with local football star Ollie “Action” Jackson, Russell Pruitt, 13, finds himself alone with his father, Mike, a h…
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The Independent: Books

• Lolita is back in the picture without controversy

  

  The first illustrated edition of Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita is published this week. The binding features a leather label inset embossed with the phonetic sounding of the book’s title, “Lo. Lee. Ta”, used by the book’s narrator, Humbert Humbe…
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• Morrissey's debut novel List of the Lost was met with mockery but how have other singers fared?

  

  Morrissey has written his first novel, released yesterday. He was looking for a review and then he got a review… and we can only surmise that, heaven knows, he's miserable now.
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• List of the Lost by Morrissey, first read: Debut novel is a leaden festival of self-pity

  

  “Edgar Allan Poe couldn’t concoct this,” declares Ezra, the ill-fated protagonist of Morrissey’s debut novel. It’s true that the American master of the short story would have baulked at penning this leaden festival of self-pity but, in his…
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• Morrissey's debut novel List of the Lost receives damning first review: 'It is an unpolished turd, the stale excrement of Morrissey’s imagination'

  

  Morrissey’s debut novel has received a lashing from critics who variously described The List of the Lost as “an unpolished turd of a book” and a “bizarre, misogynistic ramble.”
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• Morrissey’s debut novel List of the Lost is about a 1970s relay team cursed by the devil incarnate

  

  Morrissey’s career as a musician is seemingly at an end: he recently announced that he may never tour again as he has no major labels wanting to release his material.
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• Pure by Rose Bretécher, book review: Honest tale of a woman's nude awakening

  

  Imagine being forced to see your boss naked on a daily basis. How about your grandparents, priest or supermarket check-out staff? It sounds the stuff that slapstick comedy is made of, but being plagued by intrusive thoughts about sex and sexuality is…
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• Elizabeth Gilbert interview: Eat Pray Love author reveals how to pursue a creative life in new self-help book Big Magic

  

  Writing Eat Pray Love launched Elizabeth Gilbert into a sort of heady, popular fame, a piece of which both Hollywood and Oprah wanted. Since its publication in 2006, the frank memoir of the American writer's travels through Italy, India and Indonesia…
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• Donald Trump expected to be dead by 40 and never to marry, new biography claims

  

  Donald Trump thought he would be dead by 40, thinks he got the better of Cher during a Twitter fight and blocked the writer’s access after he heard he had spoken to someone he did not like.
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• Roald Dahl's estate team up with McDonald's to give away free books with every UK Happy Meal

  

  In an unlikely partnership that would make Augustus Gloop jump for joy, the estate of Roald Dahl has teamed up with fast-food franchise McDonald's to give away millions of his brilliant books for free.
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• Pottermore redesign marked with 749 new words on Harry Potter from JK Rowling

  

  JK Rowling certainly knows how to keep the Harry Potter fan base sated, today posting new information on his heritage on the refurbished Pottermore website.
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USA Today: Books

• newSigrid Nunez's 'The Friend' wins 2018 National Book Award for fiction

  

  The National Book Awards in fiction, nonfiction, young people's literature and poetry were presented Wednesday night in New York City.        
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• newNew book shares Elie Wiesel's powerful classroom lessons from the Holocaust

  

  In the book 'Witness,' a former student shares the lessons he learned at Boston University from Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate.        
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• Why you should be grateful for your cup of coffee, and all the folks who help brew it

  

  In his new book 'Thanks a Thousand,' author A.J. Jacobs tracks down all the folks who help make his coffee to say 'thank you.' A review.        
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• Michelle Obama talks 2020 Trump challengers, gives update on Malia and Sasha

  

  "I'm going to be looking to see who handles themselves and each other with dignity and respect so that by the time people get to the general (election), people aren't beat up and battered," the former first lady stressed.        
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• 'Becoming' Michelle Obama: Even the queen's shoes hurt, and 5 more things we didn't know

  

  Michelle Obama on that moment she touched Queen Elizabeth II: It was all about uncomfortable shoes. Plus more tidbits from 'Becoming.'        
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• 'Night of Miracles': Elizabeth Berg's tale of small-town America offers a slice of comfort

  

  'Night of Miracles,' Elizabeth Berg's sequel to 'Arthur Truluv,' is a tender, neighborly tale set in Mason, Missouri. A 3.5-star book review.        
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• Oprah Winfrey picks Michelle Obama's memoir 'Becoming' for her book club

  

  Michelle Obama's memoir "Becoming," which goes on sale Tuesday, gets a boost from Oprah Winfrey, who chooses it for her book club.        
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• Jack Reacher is back in stellar form from Lee Child; David Baldacci launches new series

  

  We check out 'Past Tense,' the new Jack Reacher thriller from Lee Child, and 'Long Road to Mercy,' the launch of a new series by David Baldacci.        
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• 5 new books you won't want to miss this week, including Michelle Obama's 'Becoming'

  

  Michelle Obama's anticipated memoir 'Becoming' hits stores Nov. 13, along with David Baldacci and Janet Evanovich.        
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• Best bets for your weekend reading: John Grisham, Roger Daltrey and more

  

  Spend your weekend reading 'The Reckoning' by John Grisham, or the new memoir by singer Roger Daltrey of The Who.        
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WSJ: Books

• The Power of Positive Parenting
  Parents naturally zoom in on what their children are doing wrong, but shifting to focus on a child’s strengths is more effective.
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• Facebook's Surprising Role in Bereavement
  Research shows that Facebook social networks can play a role in—and possibly enhance—intimacy and grieving after the loss of a close friend.
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• Job Renewal in Appalachia
  Coalfield Development Corp. is training unemployed people in West Virginia to work in industries like agriculture and solar power.
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• Moths Help Scientists Attack Glare
  Inspired by the structure of moths’ eyes, researchers have invented a coating that sharply cuts the sun’s glare on electronic screens.
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• Mike Tyson on 'Love Is the Message'
  Former boxing champion Mike Tyson recalls the first time he heard MFSB’s “Love Is the Message”—and how a cassette consisting of nothing but that song was “the sound of success.”
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• Why Anyone Can Be Chinese
  A Westerner who’s lived in China for more than two decades argues that Chinese identity should be cultural, not racial.
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• Can the Tech Giants Be Stopped?
  Google, Facebook, Amazon and other tech behemoths are transforming the U.S. economy and labor market, with scant public debate or scrutiny. Changing course won’t be easy.
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• Watching Life's Pleasures and Pains Unfold
  Marcel Pagnol’s Marseille Trilogy—‘Marius,’ ‘Fanny‘ and ‘César’—tells a story filled with comedy and emotion, realism and poetry.
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• The Annoying Everyday Drags on the Economy
  Americans collectively waste billions of dollars a year overpaying for parking. Humorist Joe Queenan adds up the costs of other daily annoyances.
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• The Song-Cycle Ancestors of 'Sgt. Pepper'
  Has the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper” lasted because it’s so traditional? Amanda Foreman on the long history of the song cycle.
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