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Stephen King quits Facebook over concerns of 'false information'

Feb 03 2020: Stephen King has quit Facebook after voicing concerns about false information and privacy.

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Threats against the author of 'American Dirt' threaten us all

Jan 31 2020: Ron Charles in The Washington Post

This is what we’ve come to. The publisher of American Dirt, a novel by Jeanine Cummins, has cancelled the remainder of a national book tour because Cummins and the bookstores set to host her have received threats of physical ...

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Citing 'peril,' Flatiron cancels 'American Dirt' tour, apologizes for 'serious mistakes'

Jan 30 2020: Flatiron Books, publisher of American Dirt has announced that it is canceling the rest of the 40-city national tour by the book's author, Jeanine Cummins. Instead, they are organizing town hall meetings where Cummins will be joined by "some of the groups who have raised...

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Costa Book of the Year: Auschwitz resistance biography wins prize

Jan 29 2020: The Volunteer, a biography of a Polish resistance fighter who infiltrated the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, has won the Costa Book of the Year award.

The book, by former war reporter Jack Fairweather, beat four other titles to the prize on the day after the 75th ...

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When drag queens lead children’s story time, 'a lot of hugs' — and controversy — follow

Jan 25 2020: Huntington Woods, Mich. — The last time drag queens came to the public library here, two dozen children and their parents crowded into a cozy room to enjoy holiday stories. Jessica J’Adore — decked out in a curly red wig, a shiny green cocktail dress and elaborate ...

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'American Dirt' author speaks to booksellers divided on her book

Jan 24 2020: Jeanine Cummins, the author of American Dirt, which is being celebrated by the likes of Oprah Winfrey, who selected it for her book club, while at the same time receiving negative reviews in The New York Times and other media outlets, and is being criticized on social ...

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Remembering Jim Lehrer

Jan 24 2020: PBS NewsHour co-founder Jim Lehrer, a giant in journalism known for his tenacity and dedication to simply delivering the news, died peacefully in his sleep at home on Thursday, at the age of 85.

Lehrer was also a prolific writer. He was the author of some 20 novels, ...

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Barnes & Noble and Oprah both pick "American Dirt" for book club

Jan 22 2020: Barnes & Noble has chosen American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins as its February national book club selection.

Oprah Winfrey has also chosen American Dirt as her latest book club pick. As quoted by O: The Oprah Magazine, Oprah said, "Like so many of us, I've read ...

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