8 h. ago Hawaii Library System Bans Displays That Refer to 'Banned Books Week,' Rebrands to 'Freedom to Read'

Hawaii Library System Bans Displays That Refer to 'Banned Books Week,' Rebrands to 'Freedom to Read'  U.S. News & World Report

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13 h. ago 'We just want to celebrate stories.' Observing Banned Books Week with a Seattle bookseller

'We just want to celebrate stories.' Observing Banned Books Week with a Seattle bookseller  KUOW

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40 h. ago New books this week: Thomas Pynchon's first novel in 12 years, and much more

In addition to Pynchon's Shadow Ticket, this week's releases include a new memoir from Dopesick author Beth Macy, and a coming-of-age story from former U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo.

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3 d. ago Booker Blames Rising Health Care Costs on a 'Tsunami of Donald Trump's Creation'

Sunday on ABC's "This Week, "Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said rising health care costs were a "tsunami of Donald Trump's creation." The post Booker Blames Rising Health Care Costs on a ‘Tsunami of Donald Trump’s Creation’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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8 d. ago Review: Thomas Pynchon’s ‘Shadow Ticket’ is a 1930s detective tale with a sucker punch ending

Review: Thomas Pynchon’s ‘Shadow Ticket’ is a 1930s detective tale with a sucker punch ending  Los Angeles Times

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9 d. ago Review | Thomas Pynchon’s new detective novel is bonkers and brilliant fun

Review | Thomas Pynchon’s new detective novel is bonkers and brilliant fun  The Washington Post

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1 week ago Prescient and political, 'One Battle After Another' is one of the year's best films

Paul Thomas Anderson's action thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio is a loose adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's Vineland. It weaves zany dark comedy, sociopolitical satire and controlled narrative chaos.

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1 week ago Kamala Harris' book, media tour slammed by liberal critics as 'embarrassing' and 'unhelpful'

Vice President Kamala Harris' new book was met with criticism from fellow Democrats this week as she promoted it in multiple interviews, with one strategist called it "embarrassing."

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2 w. ago New books this week: Tales from Ian McEwan and Patricia Lockwood, and new translations

The truth doesn't come easy in the latest works of these two household names. Meanwhile, anglophiles now have access to newly translated works by France's Annie Ernaux and Japanese ex-pat Yoko Tawada.

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3 w. ago ICE Announces Arrests of 'the Worst of the Worst' Criminal Illegals

The Department of Homeland Security is revealing some of the "worst of the worst" criminals it has taken into custody with the first week of the Trump administration's "Midway Blitz" in the books in Chicago. The post ICE Announces Arrests of ‘the Worst of the Worst’ Criminal Illegals appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago New books this week: The case for the Constitution, and a celebration of chosen family

Jill Lepore writes about the strength and stability of America's founding document — and its capacity for change. And Angela Flournoy tracks the friendship of five young Black women over 20 years.

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3 w. ago Trump Was On AN Epstein List! Until Ghislaine Maxwell Was Told To 'Remove' Him!

It wasn’t just the Jeffrey Epstein birthday book that came out this week! Donald Trump may be trying as hard as he can to keep the Epstein files buried, but there’s just too much evidence — and little pieces keep trickling out. The latest? Bloomberg got access to a treasure trove of Epstein’s emails, thousands of messages [...] Read More... The post Trump Was On AN Epstein List! Until Ghislaine Maxwell Was Told To 'Remove' Him! appeared first on Perez Hilton.

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4 w. ago New books out today: A Dan Brown thriller, John Prine bio, and World Wide Web memoir

New books this week include Secret of Secrets — the sixth installment of The Da Vinci Code saga, plus a tech memoir from Tim Berners-Lee and a career-spanning anthology from Terry McMillan.

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