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Bookings on U.S.-bound routes down about 10% amid tariff backlash: Air Canada

Bookings on U.S.-bound routes down about 10% amid tariff backlash: Air Canada

MONTREAL — Bookings on cross-border routes are down significantly across the industry amid Canadians' new-found aversion to U.S. destinations, Air Canada says.
Book Review: Claire Anderson-Wheeler pays homage to Fitzgerald with mystery ’The Gatsby Gambit'

Book Review: Claire Anderson-Wheeler pays homage to Fitzgerald with mystery ’The Gatsby Gambit'

It takes more than a little verve to write a story based on the iconic characters created by F. Scott Fitzgerald in perhaps the 20th century’s most famous American novel, but Claire Anderson-Wheeler has done just that with “The Gatsby Gambit.
Book Review: 'Sour Cherry' shows its debut author's stunning talent for modern fairy tales

Book Review: 'Sour Cherry' shows its debut author's stunning talent for modern fairy tales

The modern fairy tale is a tricky thing, what with phones and cities and all the trappings of now that tend to suck the magic out of a story and make it impossible to suspend disbelief. But Natalia Theodoridou’s debut novel aces the assignment.
Book Review: Spare writing style propels tragic story in 'Flesh'

Book Review: Spare writing style propels tragic story in 'Flesh'

Istvan, the protagonist in David Szalay's new novel “Flesh,” is a character who reveals little in his conversations with others. His clipped responses to questions are akin to the frustrating conversations adults have with teenagers.
Newfoundland destroys textbooks with inaccurate information about Indigenous people

Newfoundland destroys textbooks with inaccurate information about Indigenous people

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Education officials in Newfoundland and Labrador recently ordered the destruction of thousands of textbooks because they contained inaccurate information about the province's Indigenous population.
Latest 'Hunger Games' novel has best ever opening for blockbuster series

Latest 'Hunger Games' novel has best ever opening for blockbuster series

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest “Hunger Games” novel sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide during its first week, the biggest opening ever for Suzanne Collins' blockbuster series. “Sunrise on the Reaping” sold 1.2 million copies in the U.
Memoir by retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy will be released this fall

Memoir by retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy will be released this fall

An upcoming memoir by retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has a new title and release date. Kennedy's book also will come out as a single publication, not in two volumes, as once planned.
Salman Rushdie's first book of fiction since his stabbing will be published in November

Salman Rushdie's first book of fiction since his stabbing will be published in November

NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie has a collection of novellas and short stories coming out this fall, his first published fiction since being stabbed repeatedly and hospitalized in 2022.
Episcopal bishop criticized by President Trump has a 2-book deal with young readers publisher

Episcopal bishop criticized by President Trump has a 2-book deal with young readers publisher

NEW YORK (AP) — The Episcopal bishop who in January angered President Donald Trump has a deal for two books for young people. Both are based on the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde’s best-selling “How We Learn to Be Brave.
Musician Neneh Cherry and medic Rachel Clarke are among finalists for a major nonfiction prize

Musician Neneh Cherry and medic Rachel Clarke are among finalists for a major nonfiction prize

LONDON (AP) — A moving memoir by Swedish singer Neneh Cherry and the gripping story of a heart transplant by British doctor Rachel Clarke are among finalists for the Women’s Prize for Nonfiction , set up to help fix the gender imbalance in nonfiction