Books

Amazon MGM Studios has signed a first-look deal with author Mercedes Ron. The agreement expands an existing partnership that has produced major hits for Prime Video. Ron will serve as executive producer on upcoming adaptations of her work.

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Meg Cabot, author of the Princess Diaries books, has read a new script for a potential third film and described it as amazing.

Greg Sarris has released his third novel, The Last Human Bear, marking his return to fiction after nearly three decades. The book, published by Heyday Books, explores the life of a fictional Pomo woman trained as a human bear.

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The University of Nebraska at Kearney has banned a textbook on human sexuality following a student complaint that the material constituted pornography.

A Trinidadian writer has come under scrutiny after winning a regional award for unpublished short fiction. Social media users accused Jamir Nazir of using artificial intelligence to create his entry.

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The late composer Ryuichi Sakamoto's autobiography has been announced. Titled Music Sets You Free: A Memoir, the book combines translations of two earlier Japanese works and is scheduled for release on September 22.