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Anne Perry, Crime Writer With A Murderous Past, Dead At 84

Perry died Monday in Los Angeles from complications of a stroke and several heart attacks.
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I Wrote One Of The Few Tween Books About Down Syndrome. A Couple Of Sentences May Get It Banned.

"Because of a handful of sentences among 281 pages, adults are going to considerable lengths to make sure kids don’t read my newest book."
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Alex Elle Wants Black Women To Know Struggle Isn’t Required For Healing

The author’s latest offers a “soft place to land” as we address the traumas and obstacles holding us back.
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French Author Wins Nobel Prize For Literature

Annie Ernaux, 82, was cited for “the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory."
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Andrew Sean Greer’s ‘Less Is Lost’ Is A Quirky, Queer Road Trip Through A Divided America

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author opens up about the sequel to his smash 2017 novel, LGBTQ writers he admires, and the Madonna movie that never happened.
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Bestselling Author Stuart Woods Dies

Woods was the author of more than 90 novels, many featuring the character of lawyer-investigator Stone Barrington.
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Lauren Graham On Dating 'Parenthood' Co-Star Peter Krause

Actress Lauren Graham joins Abby in studio to talk about her relationship with co-star Peter Krause.
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Madeleine Albright, First Woman To Serve As U.S. Secretary Of State, Dies

The tireless champion of democracy also visited North Korea, becoming, at the time, the highest-ranking U.S. government official ever to visit that country.
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Groundbreaking Feminist Thinker bell hooks Dies

The author, educator and activist who was among the most influential feminist thinkers of her time.
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Bestselling Novelist Eric Jerome Dickey Dies

Jerome wrote Naughty or Nice,” “Waking With Enemies” and dozens of other stories about contemporary Black life
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