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BASIN EVENTS: July 3-11
COLUMBIA BASIN – This weekend will be loaded with Fourth of July observances in most of our communities, and then …
Rubio specifies journalists for 'glee' in virus deaths
NEW YORK (AP) — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, pressed to identify media figures that he said expressed “glee” at Americans getting coronavirus, has cited an editorial cartoonist, a magazine writer, an online tech publi…
Review: In Koontz’s novel, a very intelligent dog
“Devoted,” Thomas & Mercer, By Dean Koontz
'It is brutal': Hollywood's rank-and-file on the pandemic
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The red carpets are rolled up in storage, the A-listers holed up in mansions, multiplex doors are closed. For now, at least, the coronavirus has shut down much of Hollywood. And for the entertain…
Review: James Elkington's melancholy the stuff for shut-ins
James Elkington, "Ever-Roving Eye" (Paradise of Bachelors)
Son: Jazz great Ellis Marsalis Jr. dead, 85; COVID involved
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ellis Marsalis Jr., the jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical clan, died late Wednesday from pneumonia brought on by the new
The Cuomo show, Andrew and Chris, enliven coronavirus TV
NEW YORK (AP) — With all their familial love and drama, the Cuomo brothers — Andrew during the daytime, Chris at night — have become compelling figures in the plague-driven landscape of American television.
Dav Pilkey launches new 'Cat Kid Comic Club' series
NEW YORK (AP) — Dav Pilkey is going to the cats.
Dolly Parton donates $1 million to coronavirus research
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country icon Dolly Parton is making a big donation to help fund
Rowling starts Harry Potter At Home for housebound families
NEW YORK (AP) — J.K. Rowling is hoping a dash of Harry Potter will help families confined to their homes during the coronavirus pandemic.
CNN's Cuomo, with coronavirus, completes show from basement
NEW YORK (AP) — A bleary-eyed Chris Cuomo, saying he wanted to be a cautionary tale for his audience, anchored his CNN show from his basement Tuesday after testing positive for the coronavirus.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS
Best-Selling Books Week Ended March 28th.
Review: Synth band Nation of Language make a nifty debut
Nation of Language, “Introduction, Presence” (self-released)
New online store offers help to shuttered indie booksellers
Andy Hunter, founder of a new online sales outlet for independent booksellers, had seen a crisis building well before the coronavirus pandemic shut down many of the country's stores.
James Patterson sets up fund to help indie booksellers
NEW YORK (AP) — James Patterson has a history of helping independent bookstores.
IndyCar's virtual race to be aired on NBC Sports Network
IndyCar's virtual racing will be televised beginning with Saturday's iRacing event, which has been picked up by NBC Sports.