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Whoopi Goldberg will never stop grieving her mother's and brother's deaths
Whoopi Goldberg discusses her new memoir, 'Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me,' her political activism and her Broadway aspirations.
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'Harry Potter' set at an HBCU? LaDarrion Williams wrote the book he always wanted to read
'Blood at the Root,' LaDarrion Williams' first novel in a three-book deal — a series that centers on a Black boy in a YA fantasy saga — is the kind of fiction he wishes existed when he was a kid.
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Tiffany Haddish just can't quit. Even when she knows she should
The comedian and 'Girls Trip' star gets candid about why she doesn't want to have children and addresses her DUIs, relationships and new book.
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Kathleen Hanna is a troubadour unafraid to speak out
Kathleen Hanna's memoir, 'Rebel Girl,' is a bold portrait: a crucial book about feminist politics and art and a tender examination of a woman who survived abuse and sexual assault.
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In 'A Man in Full,' Jeff Daniels plays a real estate mogul whose life crumbles. Sound familiar?
David E. Kelley's loose adaptation of Tom Wolfe's novel depicts two men, played by Jeff Daniels and Jon Michael Hill, whose lives fall apart in parallel.
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Paul Auster, postmodern author behind 'The New York Trilogy' and 'Smoke,' dies at 77
Paul Auster, the American postmodern writer behind 'Smoke,' has died at 77. The bestselling author was diagnosed with cancer in 2022.
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The week's bestselling books, May 5
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, May 5, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.
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