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Books newsletter: a preview of Saturday’s pages; Bookseller of the Year; Young Writer of the Year; Louise O’Neill’s six-figure deal; Limerick poetry night; Children of the Famine Trilogy ...

Actor Victoria Justice turns 32 and actor Millie Bobby Brown turns 21, among the famous birthdays for Feb. 19.

The winner of the award, previously won by authors including Sally Rooney and Zadie Smith, will be given £10,000.

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Chip Kelly knows what he's getting into, but as the Raiders' offensive coordinator, he embraces joining an AFC West loaded with elite head coaches and quarterbacks. “I ...

Getting an effective Garcia would allow the Astros to deploy a six-man rotation and allow caution with the workload both Garcia and Lance McCullers Jr. may shoulder. Colton Gordon, LHP ...

The good news is Lance McCullers Jr. is feeling healthy heading into the year. McCullers was the 41st pick in the 2012 MLB draft out of Jesuit High School in Tampa, Florida. He pitched a few ...

John Sayles' new novel, " To Save the Man ," is set in 1890 and follows several students coming of age at a Pennsylvania boarding school for Indians. Below, the veteran director and Oscar-nominated ...

Buy it here. 'The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter' by Carson McCullers (1940) This is an incredible first novel. The depth of McCullers' understanding and empathy for her many characters got me.

The Tampa Bay Rays have one of the best collections of younger pitching prospects in the game, but their top seven prospects are all position players. That’s partly a reflection of the high ...