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Andy Borowitz — the Jewish satirist behind the New Yorker's Borowitz Report — will discuss his book, “Profiles in Ignorance,” Sept. 17 in S.F.

On the print and e-book list for the week ended Aug. 13, take your pick: There's everything from Jim Thorpe and "Life on the Mississippi" to Republicans (pro and con) to a daughter on her eating disorders and her mother.

In his new book, Buck sails a flatboat down the Mississippi River and has all kinds of adventures.

In the publisher merger trial, the government has focused not on what consumers pay for books but on advances paid to the most successful authors, especially those given $250,000 or more.

Nordstern Capital Investors put out their 2nd quarter 2022 partnership memo recently. Click here to read the full memo.

Bestsellers List Sunday, July 17

Non-binary transgender poet and writer Rae White speaks on how being queer has made them rethink the world and see it from a different perspective.

A new book offers good advice for impoverished municipalities—if you read past the anti-capitalist bromides.

Anne Pyburn Craig reviews Shana Loew-Banayan's lyrical memoir Elegy for an Appetite plus short book.

From light romance and short fiction to thrillers, here's a list of books that are perfect companions as you retreat to the beach or pool to catch a break from the summer heat.