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A pile of challenged books appear at the Utah Pride Center in Salt Lake City on Dec. 16, 2021. Attempted book bannings and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, according to a new report from the American Library Association. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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Book ban attempts hit record high in 2022, library org says
By HILLEL ITALIE - AP National Writer
Thu,03/23/23-5:06AM , 1,376 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Attempted book bans and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022, according to a new report from the American Library Association released Thursday.
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Oprah Winfrey, a producer of the documentary "Sidney," about actor Sidney Poitier, appears at the premiere on Sept. 21, 2022 in Los Angeles. Winfrey announced that she had chosen Ann Napolitano’s book "Hello Beautiful" for her 100th book club pick. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

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Oprah Winfrey reflects on book club, announces 100th pick
By HILLEL ITALIE - AP National Writer
Mon,03/13/23-5:26PM , 459 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — For her 100th book club pick, Oprah Winfrey relied on the same instincts she has drawn upon from the start: Does the story move her? Does she think about it for days after?
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Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., speaks as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 19, 2022. The Open Field, a Penguin Random House imprint overseen by Maria Shriver, announced Tuesday that Kinzinger’s “Renegade: My Life in Faith, the Military, and Defending America from Trump’s Attack on Democracy” is scheduled for on release Oct. 17. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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Former US Rep. Adam Kinzinger to release book in October
By HILLEL ITALIE - AP National Writer
Tue,02/21/23-8:05AM , 494 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) —

Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, the Illinois Republican who broke with his party two years ago after the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol, has a book deal.
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This cover image released by Crown shows "Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole" by Susan Cain. (Crown via AP)

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Oprah chooses Susan Cain's 'Bittersweet' for book club
By HILLEL ITALIE - AP National Writer
Wed,02/15/23-7:06AM , 516 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has chosen Susan Cain's “Bittersweet” as her new book club pick.

“Bittersweet,” released last year, is the most recent work from the author of “Quiet,” the 2012 bestseller that contended introverted people had been misunderstood and overlooked.
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