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The Aspen Words literary prize is given to works of fiction that address contemporary issues. Erin Baiano hide caption
A bookstore in England has sold a children's book that has been on the shelf for 27 years. The bookstore's tweet about the sale has since gone viral. Gulfiya Mukhamatdinova/Getty Images hide caption
Novelist and screenwriter William Goldman has died at the age of 87. Peter Jones/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
Toxic gases rise from cracks in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii, during this year's eruption of the Kilauea volcano. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
From 200 to 2017, Anita Lo ran New York City restaurant Annisa, which held a Michelin star for nine consecutive years. Julie Smith hide caption
'Sex, Lies And Stardom': Exploitation In Howard Hughes' Hollywood
Pop Culture Happy Hour remembers writer and comic book icon Stan Lee. Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for IMDB hide caption
Stan Lee, American comic book writer, editor, publisher and former President of Marvel Comics, attends the premiere of Doctor Strange in 2016. Lee died Monday at the age of 95. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption