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NEW YORK (AP) — If you love movies or comics, you've likely followed the adventures of Spider-Man, Iron Man and other superheroes. A new line of books will let you explore the back stories of their creation.

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir raided bookstores and seized hundreds of books linked to a major Islamic organization in the disputed region, where strict controls on the press have escalated in recent years.

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Nemesis by Gregg Hurwitz - (St. Martin’s Publishing Group) 2. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros - (Entangled Publishing, LLC) 3. Paranoia by James O. Born & James Patterson - (Little, Brown and Company) 4.

MONTREAL — Antonine Maillet — novelist, playwright, and proud Acadian — has died at the age of 95. Her publisher, Leméac, announced the news Monday on social media, saying the author had died overnight at her home in Montreal.

Five years after COVID-19 first emerged, the United States is still grappling with the aftereffects of the pandemic that killed millions of people worldwide.

We’re taught from earliest childhood that doctors are trustworthy healers, so there’s a special sense of betrayal when they inflict pain.

NEW YORK (AP) — A collection of essays by the late David McCullough , including some never published before, will be released this fall. “History Matters” is scheduled for Sept. 16, Simon & Schuster announced Tuesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Puchner is a well-regarded fiction writer whose new novel, “Dream State,” tells a story about life's unexpected and improbable twists.

TORONTO — Avan Jogia wants to show you his guts.

An upcoming edition of “Hansel and Gretel” combines the dark and singular talents of two literary giants who apparently never met: Stephen King and the late Maurice Sendak .