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BASIN EVENTS: Nov. 13-21
COLUMBIA BASIN — Shh! Hear that? It’s the last quiet time before the holidays begin in earnest. Here are a few way…
U-M president seeks firing of professor facing sex charges
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Regents at the University of Michigan are expected to consider a recommendation from its president that the school fire an opera singer and tenured professor facing sexual assault charges.
Review: ‘Crip Camp’ traces the origin of a social movement
If you’re looking for something truly inspirational to distract from the current state of things, Netflix’s
Networks face decision: How long to stick with Trump?
NEW YORK (AP) — Six television networks began showing President Donald Trump's briefing on the coronavirus outbreak late Monday, but only Fox News Channel stuck it out to the end nearly two hours later.
People stuck at home due to virus turn to news programming
NEW YORK (AP) — With millions of American homebound due to the coronavirus pandemic, there's little surprise they're curious about what's going on in the world.
Review: 'The Glass Hotel’ a tragic tale for the times
“The Glass Hotel,” Alfred A. Knopf, by Emily St. John Mandel
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Apple Book charts for week ending March 3rd, 2020: (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher)
Gaga says wrong time for 'Chromatica;' Rock Hall reschedules
From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to canceling events, here’s a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, which most people recover…
Netflix's 'Self Made' tells of first female millionaire
NEW YORK (AP) — Madam C.J. Walker may be one of America’s most successful “pull yourself up by your own bootstrap” stories, but many have never heard of her. However, that’s changing, thanks to the recent release o…
Valeria Luiselli's 'Lost Children Archive' wins Folio Prize
LONDON (AP) — Mexican writer Valeria Luiselli’s novel “Lost Children Archive” won the Rathbones Folio Prize for literature on Monday at a ceremony held online because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Multiple Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally dies at 81
NEW YORK (AP) — Terrence McNally, one of America’s great playwrights whose prolific career included winning Tony Awards for the plays "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and "Master Class" and the musicals "Ragtime" and "K…
Plague as art: Over the centuries, many kinds of stories
NEW YORK (AP) — Lauren Beukes, a script and fiction writer, is drawn to narratives that allow her to probe themes of gender and power. For her upcoming novel, “Afterland," she imagined a plot twist in which a disea…
Excerpts from Woody Allen memoir 'Apropos of Nothing'
NEW YORK (AP) — Excerpts from Woody Allen's new memoir, “Apropos of Nothing,” which was
Ruchika Tomar wins PEN/Hemingway Award for debut novel
NEW YORK (AP) — Ruchika Tomar's “A Prayer for Travelers” has won the PEN/Hemingway Award for best debut novel, an honor previously given to Marilynne Robinson, Tommy Orange and Yiyun Li among others.
2 more publishers withdraw from BookExpo convention
NEW YORK (AP) — Three of the top five publishers in the U.S. will not be attending BookExpo, the industry's national convention. Organizers already had pushed back the event from May to July in the hopes of easing …
In 'Crip Camp,' a rare spotlight for disability rights
PARK CITY, UTAH (AP) — It wasn't Judith Heumann's first standing ovation, but it might have been her loudest.