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Charles McCarry, prescient spy novelist, dead at 88

NEW YORK — Charles McCarry, an admired and prescient spy novelist who foresaw passenger jets as terrorist weapons in “The …

Peter Jackson making new documentary of Beatles’ ‘Let It Be’

NEW YORK — The Beatles’ farewell documentary “Let It Be” is getting an encore, and a reinvention. “Lord of the …

Nancy Wilson, Grammy winning jazz singer, dies at 81

LOS ANGELES — Nancy Wilson, the Grammy-winning “song stylist” and torch singer whose polished pop-jazz vocals made her a platinum …

A look at the books which have inspired literary classics

NEW YORK — Behind every great book are the books which influenced it. The “micro-learning” app and platform blinkist.com has …

‘Laughing grandmother’ video makes picture book a big hit

NEW YORK — The country’s hottest book isn’t a hit because of Oprah Winfrey or Donald Trump. It’s all because …

Marty Balin, founder of Jefferson Airplane, dies at 76

NEW YORK — Marty Balin, a patron of the 1960s “San Francisco Sound” both as founder and lead singer of …

Bill Murray gives former agent Michael Ovitz the business

NEW YORK — The man promoting a book was Michael Ovitz, the former Hollywood super-agent. The biggest speaking part belonged …

Ringo! Ex Beatles drummer plays at Radio City Music Hall

NEW YORK — It’s the season for Beatles in New York City. Within a week of Paul McCartney playing a …

New Yorker drops plans to interview Bannon at festival

NEW YORK — Facing widespread outrage, The New Yorker has dropped plans to interview Steve Bannon during its festival next …

Former US poet laureate Donald Hall dies in New Hampshire

NEW YORK — Donald Hall, a prolific, award-winning poet and man of letters widely admired for his sharp humour and …

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