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Pete Rose, MLB hits leader who was caught betting on baseball games, dies at 83
Pete Rose, baseball's career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83.
Willie Mays, baseball great and electrifying 'Say Hey Kid,' has died at 93
Willie Mays, the electrifying "Say Hey Kid" whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball's greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93.
Longtime MLB player and broadcaster Tim McCarver dead at 81
Tim McCarver, the all-star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster who during 60 years in baseball won two World Series titles with the St. Louis Cardinals and had a long run as the one of the country's most recognized, incisive and talkative television commentators, died Thursday. He was 81.
'Burn-proof' edition of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale up for auction
Atwood's The Handmaid’s Tale was first published in 1985. This week, the Canadian author and her publisher announced that a "one-off, unburnable edition" of the acclaimed novel would be auctioned through Sotheby’s New York.
Sidney Poitier, 1st Black man to win best actor Oscar, dead at 94
Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, has died. He was 94.
Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny's novel hits shelves this week
The nearly 500-page novel combines other details that resonate with recent news, and a cameo for Penny's famed fictional investigator, Armand Gamache.
Caster Semenya working on memoir about running success, experiences as intersex woman
Olympic gold medallist Caster Semenya is working on a book about her triumphs as a runner and her experiences as an intersex woman with naturally high testosterone levels, including her battles to be eligible for competition.
Joan Allen to narrate audiobook of State of Terror by Louise Penny and Hillary Clinton
Scheduled to come out Oct. 12, 2021, State of Terror features a “novice” secretary of state, working in the administration of a rival politician, who tries to solve a wave of terrorist attacks.
Meghan Markle's picture book The Bench is a celebration of fathers and sons
The Bench is a picture book published on June 8, 2021, by Tundra Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada. The book was illustrated by Christian Robinson.
BioNTech founders contributing to book on how they developed the first COVID-19 vaccine
BioNTech founders Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci are collaborating with Joe Miller of the Financial Times on The Vaccine. It will be published on Nov. 2, 2021.