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This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

  • Publishers Weekly, Tribune News Service

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, June 13, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 202…

Review: Spielberg doesn’t wow with ‘Disclosure Day.’ He reassures

Review: Spielberg doesn’t wow with ‘Disclosure Day.’ He reassures

  • BRUCE R. MILLER Lee Enterprises

“Disclosure Day” is an old-school drama that retraces some of the tracks Steven Spielberg plowed with “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and other alien-heavy films.

Taking the kids: An experience or traditional gift for Dad’s day

Taking the kids: An experience or traditional gift for Dad’s day

  • Eileen Ogintz, Tribune Content Agency

Would dad rather get an experience or a traditional gift for Father’s Day?

Is it the extreme heat or drought killing your tomato plants? Probably both

Is it the extreme heat or drought killing your tomato plants? Probably both

  • Anna Roman The News & Observer (Raleigh)

It’s not just you. The tomato plants are struggling this year. 

Old Fort officials day Fourth of July parade will take place on new route

Old Fort officials day Fourth of July parade will take place on new route

  • Mike Conley

The parade usual route is under construction. 

What's the best fast food burger?

What's the best fast food burger?

  • Miguel Legoas Savannah Morning News

Here's a ranking of the best burgers from America's fast food giants.

Carolina Hurricanes' Stanley Cup parade set for Saturday: See time, Raleigh route details

Carolina Hurricanes' Stanley Cup parade set for Saturday: See time, Raleigh route details

  • Autumn Coleman The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C.

The Carolina Hurricanes will celebrate their historic Stanley Cup win with a parade in downtown Raleigh this Saturday, June 20, at 11 a.m.

What's the best fast food burger?

What's the best fast food burger?

    Here's a ranking of the best burgers from America's fast food giants.

    Carolina Hurricanes' Stanley Cup parade set for Saturday: See time, Raleigh route details

    Carolina Hurricanes' Stanley Cup parade set for Saturday: See time, Raleigh route details

      The Carolina Hurricanes will celebrate their historic Stanley Cup win with a parade in downtown Raleigh this Saturday, June 20, at 11 a.m.

      Paul Simon at 84: The songs belong to us now

      Paul Simon at 84: The songs belong to us now

        There was a noticeable divide in the audience at intermission.

        New movies drop and 'The Bear' returns after a trip to 'Gary' | Streamed & Screened podcast

        New movies drop and 'The Bear' returns after a trip to 'Gary' | Streamed & Screened podcast

          We haven't seen all of the big summer blockbusters, but there are still plenty of movies to watch. But are they worth your time?

          Rhae Lynn Barnes delves into America’s embrace of blackface in ‘Darkology’

          Rhae Lynn Barnes delves into America’s embrace of blackface in ‘Darkology’

            Princeton historian Rhae Lynn Barnes spent 20 years researching the materials that would inform her nonfiction book, “Darkology: Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment,” which explores the long history of blackface in American culture. A fourth-generation Southern Californian raised in Anaheim, Barnes grew up wanting to be a sportswriter, eventually meeting Vin Scully and ...

            Alcohol consumption health risks

            Alcohol consumption health risks

              UW Health's Dr. Jeff Pothof joined FOX6 News to discuss new research that there's really no safe or beneficial level of alcohol consumption, as well as other health headlines.

              Crews battle algae bloom in Washington's newly repainted Reflecting Pool

              Crews battle algae bloom in Washington's newly repainted Reflecting Pool

                Drastic measures are being taken to remove green algae filling the pool just days after multimillion-dollar renovations were completed.

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                Review: Spielberg doesn’t wow with ‘Disclosure Day.’ He reassures

                New movies drop and 'The Bear' returns after a trip to 'Gary' | Streamed & Screened podcast

                New movies drop and 'The Bear' returns after a trip to 'Gary' | Streamed & Screened podcast

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                Still running: Michael Fassbender finds even more intrigue in ‘The Agency’

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