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'Words with Wings and Magic Things' by Matthew Burgess and Doug Salati, published by Tundra Books

PICTURE THIS: WORDS WITH WINGS AND MAGIC THINGS

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A syndicated, AI-generated summer reading list featuring fake books by real authors was published in major newspapers this week. Above, a reader enjoys the sunshine in Hyde Park in London in 2009. Oli Scarff/Getty Images hide caption

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Joe Biden attends a roundtable session at the G7 world leaders summit in Italy, June 13, 2024. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Pool/Associated Press hide caption

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In 'Original Sin,' Jake Tapper describes a 'cover-up' of Joe Biden's decline

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Axios reporter Alex Thompson (left) and CNN's Jake Tapper during an interview at NPR on Thursday. Bronson Arcuri/NPR & Grace Raver/NPR hide caption

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This new book explores how Biden's inner circle kept his mental decline from voters

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Penguin Press

'The Emperor of Gladness' is a beautiful novel about hard work and found family

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Illustrations © 2025 by Daniel Salmieri and Sophia Haas / Rocky Pond Books

PICTURE THIS: Next To Me

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Novelist Salman Rushdie promotes the German-language edition of his book Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder in Berlin on May 16, 2024. In the book, Rushdie confronts the 2022 attack that left him blind in one eye. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption

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British author and creator of James Bond Ian Fleming (1908-1964) with two pieces of original artwork from the American hardback editions of his books, circa 1960. Horst Tappe/Getty Images/Archive Photos hide caption

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Newly published stories show a different side of Ian Fleming and Graham Greene

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Where does the ginseng in your tea come from? A new graphic memoir explains the trade

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