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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.
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John Green and Isabela Merced fight about best home state
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Tiffany Haddish has a racy Nicolas Cage story and how to hear it all
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Ronda Rousey wants to see Dana White fight Vince McMahon
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George Stephanopoulos knows where you actually recognize him from
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Sophia Bush thinks she is one of the better Bushes
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Jennifer Garner and Laura Dave want you to not be precious with books
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Jemele Hill’s weirdest writing habit might be the best?
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Katie Porter on smells and the reading abilities of some in Congress
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Gabrielle Zevin on how TikTok is a perfect platform for her book
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.
Beyoncé tells mom Tina Knowles, ‘Don’t spill too much Mama Tea’ after the latter unveils her upcoming memoir, ‘Matriarch.’ The book hits shelves next spring.
‘Nora Ephron at the Movies’ explores the iconic writer and director’s enduring legacy, especially through rom-coms including ‘When Harry Met Sally’ and ‘You’ve Got Mail’
‘The Tonight Show’ uber host has been off the air longer than he was on it. Does Johnny Carson’s legend live?
Column: Poisoned, imprisoned and essentially killed by Putin, Alexei Navalny somehow never lost hope
The Russian dissident’s posthumous memoir, “Patriot,” is funny, tragic and somehow optimistic about the future of his beloved country.
Hanif Abdurraqib’s new book, ‘There’s Always This Year,’ looks at basketball’s impact on culture and LeBron James’ legacy.
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.
Melissa Ludtke writes that the Dodgers supported giving her the same clubhouse access as male reporters in the 1970s, prompting a backlash from the MLB commissioner.
‘It Ends With Us’ and ‘Marcel the Shell With Shoes On’ actor Jenny Slate chats with The Times about her book ‘Lifeform,’ motherhood and why she’s one Hollywood actor who does not want to direct.
Bruce Eric Kaplan has turned his struggles getting a dream TV project off the ground during the pandemic into a comic primer about Hollywood called ‘They Went Another Way’
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