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Jodi Picoult’s novel Nineteen Minutes tops PEN America list of books banned in U.S. schools

American author Jodi Picoult reflects on the irony of her novel Nineteen Minutes, once lauded and recommended for young adults,…

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Entertainment

He shoots, he scores — hockey romance books are having a breakaway moment

Pucking Around. The Penalty Box. Pucked. No, we’re not getting all the obvious hockey puns out of our system before…

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Business

U.S. annual Banned Books Week report claims drop in book removal complaints

NEW YORK – Two reports released Monday provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and…

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Canada

Authors fighting deluge of fake writers and AI-generated books

Mat Auryn has been fighting for two years to stop the sale of books by mysterious authors he says blatantly plagiarized his work.…

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Sports

Paralympic debut in the books, Humboldt survivor Jacob Wassermann looks to LA 2028

The Paralympic learning curve was steep, but worth it for Jacob Wassermann. Less than two years after taking up the…

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Lifestyle

Dolly Parton to send free books to children in Canada, U.S.

Dolly Parton’s father grew up poor and never got the chance to learn to read. Inspired by her upbringing, the…

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Canada

This Kitchener high school student collects books to donate to prisons and jails across Ontario

Most high schoolers are bracing for another grueling school year, but a Kitchener, Ont., teenager has a different thing on his…

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Canada

Munro’s Books employee quits after Alice Munro abuse revelations

Two words written anonymously in a guest book set off a chain of events that led a longtime Munro’s Books employee to…

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Entertainment

Authors pull books from Giller Prize to protest Scotiabank’s investment in Israeli defence contractor

A prestigious Canadian literary prize will maintain its partnership with Scotiabank after nearly 20 authors pulled their books from consideration…

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Canada

School’s out for summer, but these courses are enticing teachers to hit the books

For kids, the school year’s done. For many teachers, however, summer is a prime stretch of time to hunker down for…

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