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Book Review: Erudite but accessible, Megan Fernandes’ new book will turn poetry agnostics into fans

Book Review: Erudite but accessible, Megan Fernandes’ new book will turn poetry agnostics into fans

“I Do Everything I’m Told” by Megan Fernandes (Tin House) Megan Fernandes’ new book, “I Do Everything I’m Told,” is a collection of unruly, irreverent love poems — to the speaker’s younger self, her former lovers and the child she aborted.
Book Review: Lorrie Moore brings her maximalist wordplay to a macabre exploration of love and death

Book Review: Lorrie Moore brings her maximalist wordplay to a macabre exploration of love and death

“I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home,” by Lorrie Moore (Alfred A. Knopf) Lorrie Moore has loss on her mind.
Robert Macfarlane wins inaugural Weston International Award for non-fiction author

Robert Macfarlane wins inaugural Weston International Award for non-fiction author

TORONTO — British author Robert Macfarlane has won the inaugural Writers' Trust Weston International Award. The $75,000 prize goes to a non-fiction author who is not from Canada to honour an outstanding body of work.
Social media star Andrew Tate charged with rape and human trafficking in Romania

Social media star Andrew Tate charged with rape and human trafficking in Romania

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, a social media personality known for expressing misogynistic views online, was charged in Romania with rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to exploit women, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 25-July 1

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 25-July 1

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 25-July 1: June 25: Actor June Lockhart is 98. Singer Eddie Floyd is 86. Actor Barbara Montgomery (“Amen,” ″The Women of Brewster Place”) is 84. Actor Mary Beth Peil (“The Good Wife,” ″Dawson’s Creek”) is 83.
Singer Bebe Rexha says she's OK after being hit in the face on stage by thrown phone

Singer Bebe Rexha says she's OK after being hit in the face on stage by thrown phone

NEW YORK (AP) — Pop star Bebe Rexha was hit in the face and injured by a cellphone hurled from the audience at a hometown show in New York City Sunday night, and a man was arrested, police said.
Author Salman Rushdie awarded prestigious German prize for his literary work and resolve

Author Salman Rushdie awarded prestigious German prize for his literary work and resolve

BERLIN (AP) — Writer Salman Rushdie has been awarded a prestigious German prize for his literary work and for his resolve and positive attitude in the face of constant danger, the prize organizers said Monday.
Indigenous artist's design chosen for Afghan war monument

Indigenous artist's design chosen for Afghan war monument

OTTAWA — Veterans of the war in Afghanistan were influential in choosing the final design for a monument that will memorialize Canada's contributions in the conflict.
Giorgio Armani, Zegna present fluid elegance for the next hot season as Milan Fashion Week wraps up

Giorgio Armani, Zegna present fluid elegance for the next hot season as Milan Fashion Week wraps up

MILAN (AP) — Milan Fashion Week opened and closed under a beating early summer sun.
New Jersey casinos, tracks and partners won $471M in May, up 9.4%, but in-person winnings still lag

New Jersey casinos, tracks and partners won $471M in May, up 9.4%, but in-person winnings still lag

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s casinos, horse tracks that take sports bets and the online partners of both types of gambling won nearly $471 million in May, up 9.
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