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Classic LA noir meets the #MeToo era in the suspense novel 'Everybody Knows'
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Classic LA noir meets the #MeToo era in the suspense novel 'Everybody Knows'
Anderson says her memoir started out as a poem before she crafted it into a book. Harper Collins hide caption
Pamela Anderson on her new memoir — and why being underestimated is a secret weapon
Oliver James lives in California with his partner and their two kids. Courtesy of Oliver James hide caption
"The crowds chasing us in A Hard Day's Night were based on moments like this," McCartney writes. "Taken out of the back of our car on West Fifty-Eighth, crossing the Avenue of the Americas." Paul McCartney/1964: Eyes of the Storm hide caption
The Texas and the ATF flags fly at half staff April 23, 1993, over the only structure left standing after a fire destroyed the the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas on April 19. J. David Ake/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
30 years after the siege, 'Waco' examines what led to the catastrophe
"Master Slave Husband Wife" reconstructs the dramatic escape of a couple from slavery in 1848. Simon & Schuster hide caption
These workers were promised green cards following Hurricane Katrina. Instead they were issued temporary visas that bound them to a single employer. Courtesy of Ted Quant/Workman hide caption
Sold an American Dream, these workers from India wound up living a nightmare
Elizabeth Colomba and Aurélie Lévy's new graphic novel Queenie: Godmother of Harlem revives the forgotten story of Harlem mob boss Stephanie Saint Clair AKA Queenie in the form of a mafia thriller. Elizabeth Colomba, Aurélie Lévy/Abrams Comicarts - Megascope hide caption
Is the U.S. government designating too many documents as 'classified'?
Meg Medina was named a national youth ambassador by the Library of Congress. Scott Elmquist hide caption
Meg Medina is the first Latinx ambassador for young people's literature
Jan. 6 report isn't dominating the sales charts like prior government reports
Protesters gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 25, 2022 in the wake of the decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. faces 'unprecedented uncertainty' regarding abortion law, legal scholar says
Then-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street, in London, in May 2022. Johnson has signed a deal to write a memoir of his tumultuous time in office. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption
Want to understand the U.S.? This historian says the South holds the key
