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1. “A Promised Land” by Barack Obama (Crown) 2. “Ready Player Two” by Ernest Cline (Ballantine) 3. ”Diary of A Wimpy Kid: The Deep End” by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books) 4. “Deadly Cross” by James Patterson (Little, Brown) 5.
Hillary, Chelsea Clinton to tell unheralded heroes' stories

Hillary, Chelsea Clinton to tell unheralded heroes' stories

LOS ANGELES — Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, are forming a film production company that they say will tell the stories of people whose voices are often overlooked.
American scholar Camilla Townsend wins McGill-run history writing prize

American scholar Camilla Townsend wins McGill-run history writing prize

American scholar and author Camilla Townsend has won a US$75,000 history book prize from McGill University. The professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey received the Cundill History Prize on Thursday for "Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs.
Elliot Page coming out offers historic visibility for trans and non-binary community

Elliot Page coming out offers historic visibility for trans and non-binary community

TORONTO — One of the first things Alexandher Brandy wanted to do after reading Elliot Page's coming out letter was break into a dance. The urge to celebrate the Oscar-nominated performer's announcement was undeniable.

Theater uses its creativity to defy pandemic and stage shows

NEW YORK — There's theatre on Broadway. You just have to adjust your sights. More than a hundred blocks north of Manhattan's shuttered theatre district but on that same famed thoroughfare, an actor recently read his lines from a huge stage.

MTV Entertainment commits $250 million to diversify reality

LOS ANGELES — MTV Entertainment Group says it's making a $250 million commitment to spur reality production over the next three years by companies owned and operated by women and people of colour .
Indian movie superstar Rajinikanth to launch political party

Indian movie superstar Rajinikanth to launch political party

NEW DELHI — Indian movie superstar Rajinikanth said Thursday he plans to launch his own political party in southern India in January, ending years of speculation by millions of his fans on his political future.

Hayes and Trethewey receive Bobbitt poetry awards

NEW YORK — Poets Terrance Hayes and Natasha Trethewey are receiving honours from the Library of Congress.
Rapper Casanova surrenders in federal racketeering case

Rapper Casanova surrenders in federal racketeering case

NEW YORK — The rapper Casanova has surrendered to law enforcement following his indictment in a gang-related federal racketeering case, authorities said Thursday.
YouTube announces lineup for discussions on racial justice

YouTube announces lineup for discussions on racial justice

LOS ANGELES — Mark Cuban, Anthony Anderson and Skylar Diggins-Smith will take part in a series of panel discussions on YouTube that are focused on racial justice.
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