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“A Pocketful of Happiness” by Richard E. Grant (Simon & Schuster) The title of Richard E. Grant’s memoir, “A Pocketful of Happiness,” is both misleading and utterly truthful.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors, a federal judge ruled Saturday. U.S.

TORONTO — Documentaries about Canadian children's entertainer Mr. Dressup, anti-Black racism in the United States and the women who accused Louis C.K. of sexual harassment are heading to the Toronto International Film Festival.

NEW YORK (AP) — Marla Gibbs has waited a long time to tell her life story.

TORONTO — This year's Toronto International Festival of Authors will spotlight Arabic writers, with an appearance from Tunisian novelist Kamel Riahi.

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. The Collector by Daniel Silva - 9780062834935 - (Harper) 2. A Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout - 9781957568461 - (Blue Box Press) 3. American Prometheus by Kai Bird & Martin J.

NEW YORK (AP) — Drew Barrymore, whose honors include a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award, will be presiding over a more literary ceremony this fall.

“The Weaver and the Witch Queen” by Genevieve Gornichec (Ace) They say your second book is the hardest one to write, but Genevieve Gornichec — leaning on her Norse mythology love yet again as with debut “The Witch’s Heart” – performs a magic hat tric

“Somebody’s Fool” by Richard Russo (Alfred A.

NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis also has a busy career as a children's author . Her next work, “Just One More Sleep,” is set to come out in January.