National Entertainment

LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times" and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 84.

NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie's memoir a bout his near-fatal stabbing, “Knife,” and Percival Everett's revisionist historical novel, “James," are among the finalists for the 75th annual National Book Awards.

With a star-studded cast of celebrities and influencers, the Voto Latino Foundation launched a $5 million initiative Tuesday to encourage Latinos to vote in the upcoming election.

Nonfiction 1. The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 2. Targeted: Beirut by Jack Carr and James M. Scott, narrated by Ray Porter (Simon & Schuster Audio) 3.

If you find it odd that Kate McKinnon chose her first book to be for middle-grade kids, the former “Saturday Night Live” star says, think again. “I find sketch comedy and middle school to be very similar,” she said recently over Zoom.

Geordie Greep’s “The New Sound” is not going to be for everyone. Fans of his former act, the experimental British rock band black midi, which disbanded in August, have never been faint of heart. And Greep’s solo debut further pushes the envelope.

TORONTO — As a kid, Matt Johnson spent a lot of time talking himself out of trouble.

Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US): 1. It Ends With Us 2. Deadpool & Wolverine 3. Blink Twice 4. Twisters 5. Bad Boys: Ride or Die 6. Trap 7. Despicable Me 4 8. Beetlejuice 9. Coraline 10. Longlegs The Associated Press

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks (Random House Publishing Group) 2. The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore (One More Chapter) 3. Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (Crown) 4.

Top New Shows (US): 1. Criminal Attorney , Wondery 2. Murder in the Orange Grove: The Troubled Case Against Crowley Green , 48 Hours 3. 60 Minutes: A Second Look , CBS News 4. Talk Tuah with Hailey Welch , Hailey Welch 5.