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New story collections from Chris Stuck, Simon Rich and Jaime Cortez.

Disney+ It is to Paul McCartney’s eternal credit that the former Beatles bassist has long nurtured the relevance of rock & roll’s most important band. He talks about the group – and his role in its sometimes contentious history – not with reverence but affection, sharing memories that memorialise the Liverpool quartet without rendering them an untouchable monument. McCartney participates in profiles, performances and documentaries, giving their youth and art from the 1960s a contemporary presence. “It was good, you know,” says McCartney with a sweet smile, as he and Rick Rubin lis...

USA TODAY In search of something good to read? USA TODAY's Barbara VanDenburgh scopes out the shelves for this week’s hottest new book releases. All books are on sale July 27. 1. “The Great Peace,” by Mena Suvari (Hachette, nonfiction) What it’s about: The actress, best known for her career-making role in “American Beauty,” pens a harrowing coming-of-age memoir, detailing how as a young star in Hollywood she lost herself in drugs, sex and abusive relationships, sharing life lessons she learned along the way. The buzz:Library Journal calls it “An honest and unadorned Hollywood co...

Photo: Patrick Wymore/TBS Miracle Workers, the anthology series based in part on Simon Rich’s What In God’s Name, has always made a game of deploying its stakes. The first season opened with God’s (Steve Buscemi, in all his leisure suit-clad glory) plan to blow up the Earth so he could focus on his latest dream: running a fusion restaurant. Tensions were high, as the fate of humanity rested on two people (played by Sasha Compère and Jon Bass) falling in love, but the story still made time for great sight gags and the ineffable bond between Prayer Department angels Craig (Daniel Radcli...

CinemaBlend Miracle Workers, but that's not all they do in the series. As producers, they're occasionally asked things they'd like to see happen in the show, and it turned out both had a major suggestion that helped shape the way Season 3 came together. I recently got a chance to speak to both Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi about Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail, and after viewing the first episode, I noticed something I hadn't seen much of in the previous seasons. Buscemi (who was a late addition to the series when it started) confirmed that Season 3 will feature a good deal of interaction...