“Shadow Ticket” follows a dancing private eye on the hunt for a missing cheese heiress. It gets even wackier from there. By Dwight Garner Why? Curiosity, “general impatience and all-around quirkiness.

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The breach hit core JavaScript libraries such as chalk and strip-ansi, downloaded billions of times each week, raising alarms over the security of open-source software. Hackers have compromised widely ...

Before the award-winning RPGs or live-action show, there was The Witcher book series. Andrzej Sapkowski's original story of Geralt of Rivia was heavily inspired by Slavic mythology as well as classic ...

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California-based Books Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy back in January, is now seeking bankruptcy court approval to be bought by Barnes & Noble for $3.25 million, according to a press ...

September 16, 2025 The Book Show - John Boyne - The Elements John Boyne is one of Ireland’s most accomplished contemporary novelists, perhaps best known for “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.” His ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland’s beloved Powell’s Books faced its third round of layoffs in September, according to a spokesperson for the company. Powell’s Chief Marketing Officer Jeremy Solly ...

SINGAPORE – Some 60,000 books – the largest number to date – will be given away by the National Library Board (NLB) on Sept 13 and 14 to mark its 30th anniversary. In a press release on Sept 9, the ...

A keen-eyed Powell’s Books customer who noticed a “wonky” graphic on one of the store’s T-shirts for sale — then posted the image to the social media platform Reddit last week — ignited an uproar ...

The book containing 50th birthday tributes to Jeffrey Epstein was released on Monday by the House Oversight Committee. By Matthew Goldstein Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Steve Eder Follow live updates ...

President Donald Trump’s alleged birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein.Win McNamee—Getty Images; House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform / X Reporter Democrats on the House Oversight Committee ...