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David Bowie's hairdresser, 'tour madam' recalls warning singer he was hanging out with 16-year-old fan

Suzi Ronson was more than just David Bowie’s hairdresser – she was also his “tour madam.” While on the road, the stylist took on the “less glamorous” role of picking up fans who wanted to meet the band, as well as keeping a close eye on those who followed the entourage in cars. And sometimes looking out for “the prettiest …

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Texas mom gets warrant issued for her arrest over late library books: 'Just bonkers'

A mother of five in Texas recently found herself in hot water after learning that she could go to jail over library books that her county claims were never returned. Kaylee Morgan took out books about Vincent van Gogh from Navasota Public Library in Grimes County, Texas, in March 2023. She told Fox News Digital that she did actually return …

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King Charles’ regret about Prince Harry’s upbringing tied to Princess Diana: author

King Charles III has one major regret in raising his children, especially his younger son. The claim was made by Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine. The royal expert recently wrote a book, “My Mother and I,” which explores the monarch’s upbringing and relationship with his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II. Seward also sat down with the 75-year-old at his …

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How 155,000 copies of ‘The Great Gatsby’ were pivotal for World War II soldiers and F Scott Fitzgerald

“The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a classic piece of literature today that has been read by millions. The book set on Long Island during the Jazz Age is a work read by English classes across the country. The story told by narrator Nick Carraway about his wealthy, mysterious neighbor, Jay Gatsby, and his love for Daisy Buchanan …

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Sami Michael, Iraqi-born and award-winning Israeli author and activist, dies at 97

JERUSALEM (AP) — Sami Michael, an award-winning Iraqi-Israeli author who was known for writing poignantly about oppressed minorities and the challenges faced by Jews from Arab countries, died on Monday. He was 97. His characters, who were often Arabic-speaking Jews like himself, opened a window into the particular pains and challenges faced by Mizrahi Jews from the Middle East and …

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Books focused on AI, the internet are finalists for first-ever Women's Nonfiction Prize

Books about the dizzying impact of the internet and artificial intelligence are among finalists for a new book prize that aims to help fix the gender imbalance in nonfiction publishing. The shortlisted six books for the inaugural Women’s Prize for Nonfiction, announced on Wednesday, include Canadian author-activist Naomi Klein’s “Doppleganger,” a plunge into online misinformation, and British journalist Madhumita Murgia’s …

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'Babar' children's book author Laurent de Brunhoff dies at 98

“Babar” author Laurent de Brunhoff, who revived his father’s popular picture book series about an elephant-king and presided over its rise to a global, multimedia franchise, has died. He was 98. De Brunhoff, a Paris native who moved to the U.S. in the 1980s, died Friday at his home in Key West, Florida, after being in hospice care for two …

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'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,' 'Matilda' and other Roald Dahl books that were made into popular movies

Roald Dahl’s books have captured the hearts of children — and adults — for generations. His imaginative stories have made way for many popular movies. You may not even know that a handful of your favorite films stemmed from Dahl’s stories. Some live action and animated films of Dahl’s include the ever-popular “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” These six movies …

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Easter bunny teaches kids 'true meaning' of Easter in new book with faith focus

Bestselling author Anthony DeStefano of New Jersey was tired of commercialism and secular culture overrunning the true meaning of Easter — so he wrote a book to “Christianize” the story of the Easter Bunny. “The Story of the First Easter Bunny” tells of a “small bunny with very large ears” who lives with his ailing mother near Jerusalem during the …

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Fox News host Jesse Watters isn’t afraid to tell radical, liberal activists to ‘Get It Together’ in new book

Fox News Channel hostJesse Watterslistened to radical activists for his new book, “Get It Together: Troubling Takes from the Liberal Fringe,” and found that many are trying to solve personal problems by pushing far-left politics. “We picked about two dozen of the wackiest fringe activists we could find, from people who want to empty prisons, open the borders, legalize drugs …

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