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Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Laufey will make her literary debut with a children’s book coming in 2026, the Associated Press reports.

Lucas Schaefer, Scott Anderson, and Thao Lam are the winners of this year’s Kirkus Prizes, given annually to works of exceptional merit in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, ...

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Paramount Television Studios is developing the series adaptation, which will star Biel ( The Rules of Attraction, Total Recall) as the gender-swapped protagonist, Erica Ambler. Jason Horwitch ( ...

In his new memoir, Kevin Federline writes that he is concerned about the mental health of his ex-wife, pop star Britney Spears, the New York Times reports.

Actor Stephen Graham and psychologist Orly Klein are editing a book of letters written by fathers to their sons. Union Square & Co. will publish Graham and Klein’s Letters to Our Sons next year, the ...

Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben stopped by CBS Mornings to discuss their thriller novel, Gone Before Goodbye.

Katie Yee has won the 2025 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize, given annually to an outstanding debut book, for her novel, Maggie; or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar.

The winners of the Lambda Literary Awards, which honor outstanding achievement in LGBTQ+ books, were announced at an online ceremony on Saturday. Yael van der Wouden won the lesbi ...

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Disney has acquired the rights to Katherine Rundell’s Impossible Creatures series of children’s fantasy novels, the entertainment company announced in a news release.