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Book Review: Ruth Ware’s 'Zero Days' lacks the urgency of her previous books

Book Review: Ruth Ware’s 'Zero Days' lacks the urgency of her previous books

“Zero Days” by Ruth Ware (Scout Press) The author of “The Woman in Cabin 10” and “In a Dark, Dark Wood” is back with another page-turning thriller.
Gloria Estefan gets loud, Teddy Riley swings and Jeff Lynne rocks at Songwriters Hall induction

Gloria Estefan gets loud, Teddy Riley swings and Jeff Lynne rocks at Songwriters Hall induction

NEW YORK (AP) — Gloria Estefan sang a medley of her hits, Post Malone sang one of his forgotten gems, Teddy Riley swayed to New Jack Swing and Jeff Lynne rocked out to “Mr. Blue Sky” at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony Thursday night.
Dr. Dre to receive first Hip-Hop Icon Award from music industry group ASCAP

Dr. Dre to receive first Hip-Hop Icon Award from music industry group ASCAP

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Dre will need to make room in his trophy case for another prestigious award. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers said on Tuesday that Dr. Dre will receive the first-ever ASCAP Hip-Hop Icon Award.
Book Review: Erudite but accessible, Megan Fernandes’ new book will turn poetry agnostics into fans

Book Review: Erudite but accessible, Megan Fernandes’ new book will turn poetry agnostics into fans

“I Do Everything I’m Told” by Megan Fernandes (Tin House) Megan Fernandes’ new book, “I Do Everything I’m Told,” is a collection of unruly, irreverent love poems — to the speaker’s younger self, her former lovers and the child she aborted.
Book Review: Lorrie Moore brings her maximalist wordplay to a macabre exploration of love and death

Book Review: Lorrie Moore brings her maximalist wordplay to a macabre exploration of love and death

“I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home,” by Lorrie Moore (Alfred A. Knopf) Lorrie Moore has loss on her mind.
Robert Macfarlane wins inaugural Weston International Award for non-fiction author

Robert Macfarlane wins inaugural Weston International Award for non-fiction author

TORONTO — British author Robert Macfarlane has won the inaugural Writers' Trust Weston International Award. The $75,000 prize goes to a non-fiction author who is not from Canada to honour an outstanding body of work.
Vegas-Florida Stanley Cup Final shows the value of street hockey in many US markets

Vegas-Florida Stanley Cup Final shows the value of street hockey in many US markets

Music blared from speakers outside the Vegas Golden Knights' practice facility while kids ran around with hockey sticks, batting a ball into a couple of nets. Pizza was available nearby.
Social media star Andrew Tate charged with rape and human trafficking in Romania

Social media star Andrew Tate charged with rape and human trafficking in Romania

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, a social media personality known for expressing misogynistic views online, was charged in Romania with rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to exploit women, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Millennial Money: Should you financially support adult kids?

Millennial Money: Should you financially support adult kids?

Some parents will tell you firsthand there’s no expiration date on this raising kids gig. For some, that means they extend financial help to their kids into adulthood.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 25-July 1

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 25-July 1

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 25-July 1: June 25: Actor June Lockhart is 98. Singer Eddie Floyd is 86. Actor Barbara Montgomery (“Amen,” ″The Women of Brewster Place”) is 84. Actor Mary Beth Peil (“The Good Wife,” ″Dawson’s Creek”) is 83.
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