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Well-placed source tells Standard: ‘The Sussex’s are no longer leasing Frogmore Cottage. If they want a residence in the UK they will have to buy one privately’

The 48-year-old has long held conflicted feelings towards Hancock. Here’s how she went from helping him with his book to airing his dirty laundry

The new work, written by Wendy Loggia, charts the singer’s rise to fame and is high on the bestseller lists despite not being published yet

“The New Guys: The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of Space Travel” by Meredith Bagby; William Morrow (528 pages, $32)

PITTSBURGH — The Drue Heinz Literature Prize was established in 1981 by its namesake — the actress and philanthropist who died in 2018 at the age of 103 — in order to recognize and support writers of "short fiction," namely short-story collections. The prize, while given by the University of…

FICTION: A short, powerful novel about Irishwomen who meet heartache with resolve and dark humor.

CHICAGO — Sister Jean of Loyola University, who stands atop Chicago’s A-list of celebrity clergy, waited until she was 103 to write her memoir. Clearly, she didn’t take the advice packed into its title: “Wake Up With Purpose! What I’ve Learned in My First Hundred Years,” out Feb. 28. Clearly,…

FICTION: An artist takes a crane for a lover in this fairytale-inflected novel by Newbery Medal-winning Minnesotan writer Kelly Barnhill.

Despite being on the other side of the world in Hong Kong, overlooking a marina shrouded in a cool fog, Asale Angel-Ajani says her nostalgia for the place she once called home was at the forefront of her mind while writing her debut novel.