The lawsuit alleges that Gaiman coerced sexual services from his former live-in nanny, and that Palmer “knowingly benefited” from Gaiman’s actions.
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We can’t wait to read these 10 books hitting shelves soon
From the fictional story of a pregnant woman stuck in an IKEA during an earthquake, to in-depth reporting on Alzheimer’s research, here are the books we’re looking forward to in the next few months.
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Percival Everett wins the National Book Award fiction prize
Everett’s novel James is a retelling of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn. The prestigious literary prize also awards the best in non-fiction, poetry, translated literature and young people’s literature.
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Two books delivered beauty, inspiration and humor — just when I needed them most
Sometimes, the right book shows up just at the right time. Our book critic encountered two such books this week: Water, Water, by Billy Collins, and The Dog Who Followed the Moon, by James Norbury.
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Margaret Atwood was advised to just find a good man. Her response: ‘You’re an idiot’
Margaret Atwood knows that she scares people. She opens up about that perception and also reflects on the bad advice she’s received in her career and how she takes vengeance.
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‘Intermezzo’ is Sally Rooney’s most moving novel yet
Rooney’s fourth novel is a story about learning to accept loss. And though it has its share of grief and strife, it’s happier and less disturbing than Normal People and Beautiful World, Where Are You.
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A light-hearted murder mystery weekend turns deadly in Kate Atkinson’s cozy thriller
Death at the Sign of the Rook is an expansive novel that pokes fun of baroque, classic murder mysteries — but also delivers a fully satisfying, all-the-pieces-click-together ending.
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Stephen King’s new story took him 45 years to write
Stephen King is out with a new collection of short stories. As you might expect from the reigning King of Horror, some are terrifying. Some are creepy. Others are laugh-out-loud funny.
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Author interview: A journalist’s search for a relative who escaped the Holocaust unearths a secret some want to forget
Hena Rozenka was 16 when gunmen burst into the farmhouse in Poland where she and her family had been hiding from the Nazis. On this night in 1944, the men carrying long guns murdered them all – except for Hena, who escaped. Journalist Judy Rakowsky, deploys the investigative skills she honed during her years at […]
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Artscape: New book highlights stories of journalists with dyslexia
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month, and in Rhode Island, Governor Dan McKee has declared Dyslexia Awareness Week to start Friday, Oct. 14. For this week’s Artscape, morning host Chuck Hinman talks to the authors of a book that tells the stories of some famous journalists who are dyslexic, and how they have managed their condition.
