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Jessica Tarlov shares lessons from being the liberal voice at Fox News in 'I Disagree'

Jessica Tarlov shares lessons from being the liberal voice at Fox News in 'I Disagree'

  • Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times

After appearing last year on a contentious political panel discussion in Washington, D.C., Jessica Tarlov, co-host of the the popular Fox News show "The Five," was approached by a transgender woman from Alabama. Tarlov had said that Democratic candidates in tough races might have to concede …

45 new books publishing in September 2026 to read and add to your TBR list

45 new books publishing in September 2026 to read and add to your TBR list

  • Sarah Batcha and Erik Pedersen, The Orange County Register

Even if you aren’t heading back to school this September, you might be in need of a reading list. And boy, do we have one this month: an enormous, mammoth, colossal list of books (and no, not a single thesaurus among them, believe it or not). Even more than August’s picks, September’s book o…

This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

  • Publishers Weekly, Tribune News Service

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Sept. 5, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 202…

‘Die for Me’ author (and cardiologist) Shirlene Obuobi prescribes romance

‘Die for Me’ author (and cardiologist) Shirlene Obuobi prescribes romance

  • Erik Pedersen, The Orange County Register

Shirlene Obuobi is a Ghanaian American cardiologist, cartoonist, and author of the novels “On Rotation” and “Between Friends & Lovers.” Her new paranormal summer romance, “Die for Me,” has just been published, and she answered the Book Pages Q&A via email. Q. Please tell readers abou…

Dark Romance: How a controversial genre is changing the world of books

Dark Romance: How a controversial genre is changing the world of books

  • Sabine Glaubitz, dpa

PARIS — A black background. A skull wearing a crown like a dark monarch. Red roses and a dagger. Then a short video on Goodreads, one of the world's largest online book communities: a hand with long, deep-red fingernails slowly turns the pages of a novel. Below it, hundreds of enthusiastic c…

Obsolete Amazon Kindles? He man loads them with books for Little Free Libraries

Obsolete Amazon Kindles? He man loads them with books for Little Free Libraries

  • Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Pioneer Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Little Free Libraries are for more than printed reading materials. Users of the streetside stations give and receive all manner of non-reading merchandise, such as homemade trinkets, canned goods and garden seeds. This all occurs with the blessing of the nonprofit, St. Pau…

Gloria Steinem hopped in a bunny suit so other women writers could leap

Gloria Steinem hopped in a bunny suit so other women writers could leap

  • Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — It was 1963 and up-and-coming freelance journalist Gloria Steinem had been a working writer in New York City for roughly three years when Show magazine sent her on an undercover assignment which she was uniquely qualified for: to infiltrate Manhattan's "greatest new showbiz gim…

Gloria Steinem hopped in a bunny suit so other women writers could leap

Gloria Steinem hopped in a bunny suit so other women writers could leap

    LOS ANGELES — It was 1963 and up-and-coming freelance journalist Gloria Steinem had been a working writer in New York City for roughly three years when Show magazine sent her on an undercover assignment which she was uniquely qualified for: to infiltrate Manhattan's "greatest new showbiz gimmick," The Playboy Club. She already had the beauty and brains, all she'd need was an alias, a leotard ...

    Wendell Berry, celebrated author and fierce defender of agrarian life, dies at 92

    Wendell Berry, celebrated author and fierce defender of agrarian life, dies at 92

      LOS ANGELES — Wendell Berry, a Kentucky farmer and writer whose work advocated fiercely for working landscapes and working people, died "suddenly and peacefully" on Monday at his home in Port Royal, Kentucky, according to his family. He was 92. His daughter, Mary Berry, confirmed his death. On Thursday, she told The Times that her father, until about six months ago, was still writing regularly ...

      This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

        Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Aug. 29, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2026, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. The Calamity Club. Kathryn Stockett. Spiegel & Grau 2. Big Little ...

        This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

        This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

          Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Aug. 29, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2026, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "The Calamity Club: A Novel" by Kathryn Stockett (Spiegel & Grau) ...

          Column: Graphic novel conveys the life and designs of that creative wizard Edgar Miller

          Column: Graphic novel conveys the life and designs of that creative wizard Edgar Miller

            Of the millions of men and women who have made their mark here, few were as prolific and artful as Edgar Miller, even though most of you have never heard of him. “Anyone who has explored Edgar Miller’s biography has tended to think of him as a conspicuously overlooked figure in Midwestern modern art,” write Hannah Dykstra and Jeff Kruse in their spectacular new book, “A Total Work of Art: The ...

            A job in trucking helped Ryan Lowell write about a $10 million drug heist

            A job in trucking helped Ryan Lowell write about a $10 million drug heist

              Ryan Lowell is the author of the debut novel, “Freight,” which is set in the world of the trucking business. His fiction has appeared in “Workers Write!” and “Overtime.” He lives in South Portland with his wife and two sons. Q. Please tell readers about your new book, “Freight.” “Freight” is a story about several desperate characters caught up in a scheme to steal a semi-truck hauling $10 ...

              45 new books publishing in September 2026 to read and add to your TBR list

              45 new books publishing in September 2026 to read and add to your TBR list

                Even if you aren’t heading back to school this September, you might be in need of a reading list. And boy, do we have one this month: an enormous, mammoth, colossal list of books (and no, not a single thesaurus among them, believe it or not). Even more than August’s picks, September’s book offerings include award-winning authors and award-nominated titles; fiction, nonfiction and curious ...

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