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Books

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, April 18, 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. © 20…

A teen’s mysterious death led to Patrick Radden Keefe’s ‘London Falling’

A teen’s mysterious death led to Patrick Radden Keefe’s ‘London Falling’

  • Erik Pedersen, The Orange County Register

Over a clamor of background noise, author Patrick Radden Keefe’s voice somehow sounds clear and calm. “I’m running around like a crazy person today because the book just came out. So you’re finding me at the bottom of the World Trade Center in a coffee shop,” he says as we connect on April 7…

'Mixed Marriage Project’ charts decades of Black-white marital unions in Chicago

'Mixed Marriage Project’ charts decades of Black-white marital unions in Chicago

  • Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO — As the year moves us closer to the months that we pay homage on Mother’s and Father’s Day to those who birthed us, nostalgic memories inevitably arise. In Dorothy Roberts’ latest book, “The Mixed Marriage Project: A Memoir of Love, Race and Family,” readers glimpse nostalgic moment…

Like books? Try these 7 places to hear great conversations with authors

Like books? Try these 7 places to hear great conversations with authors

  • Samantha Dunn, The Orange County Register

There are literally billions and billions of podcasts! Don’t bother fact-checking that statement; it’s literally not true. It just sometimes feels that way, what with the plethora of content available on the many podcasting platforms, social media live streams and good ol’ YouTube. The good …

Book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs, with 'Sold' topping the list

Book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs, with 'Sold' topping the list

  • HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press

The ALA usually features 10 books, but this year has 11, with four tied for eighth place. The list arrives during National Library Week, which runs through April 25.

Authors are slamming Reese Witherspoon for telling followers to learn AI

Authors are slamming Reese Witherspoon for telling followers to learn AI

  • Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — Reese Witherspoon is hyping AI again, and American authors have a few thoughts. The Oscar-winning actor and producer, known for spotlighting women's voices through her famed book club, television and screen projects, may have been barking up the wrong tree when she told her soc…

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, April 11, 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. © 20…

This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

    Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, April 11, 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. © 2026, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Rites of the Starling. Devney Perry. Red Tower 2. Revenge Prey. ...

    This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

    This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

      Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, April 11, 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. © 2026, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Rites of the Starling" by Devney Perry (Red Tower) Last week: — 2. ...

      Digital detox: Welcome to the offline club for those wanting a screen-free connection

      Digital detox: Welcome to the offline club for those wanting a screen-free connection

        A new kind of club has emerged in Amsterdam - one where participants choose to go offline, away from their phones and other devices.

        Review: Two comic novels from ‘Arrested Development’ writers

        Review: Two comic novels from ‘Arrested Development’ writers

          This month, if you read just one former “Arrested Development” writer’s comic novel about a woman who used to write for TV but has shifted gears, make it “Go Gentle.” Weirdly, two novels that fit that description are out in the span of a week: “Go Gentle” is by Maria Semple, whose “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” was a blockbuster and book club favorite in 2012. “Like This, But Funnier” is a debut ...

          Why Louise Erdrich says her book ‘Python’s Kiss’ took two decades to finish

          Why Louise Erdrich says her book ‘Python’s Kiss’ took two decades to finish

            Louise Erdrich was getting help with her computer when her daughter discovered something on the hard drive. A short story. “‘Love of My Days’ was a forgotten file in my computer, and when I found it again, I was shocked,” Erdrich recalls, crediting her daughter for unearthing the piece about a man who returns to his prairie farm to find someone else there, claiming the place is his. “I know I ...

            Q&A: Reshona Landfair, ‘Jane’ in the R. Kelly trial, tells her story in ‘Who’s Watching Shorty?’

            Q&A: Reshona Landfair, ‘Jane’ in the R. Kelly trial, tells her story in ‘Who’s Watching Shorty?’

              CHICAGO — The Chicago Tribune covered the trial against R. Kelly extensively. A federal jury in Chicago convicted Kelly in 2022 on child pornography charges for explicit videos he made of himself and his then 14-year-old goddaughter, “Jane.” Kelly was also found guilty of inappropriate sexual relations with Jane and two other teenage girls, “Pauline” and “Nia.” Kelly abused the three girls in ...

              Girls surpass boys in ADHD diagnoses in parts of the world. Why?

              Girls surpass boys in ADHD diagnoses in parts of the world. Why?

                In some parts of the world, the number of girls diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is surpassing that of boys, according to new research.

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                Review: Richard Gadd molds an ever-shifting ‘Half Man’

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                New horror film 'Hive' gets stars Xochitl Gomez and Aaron Dominguez buzzing

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