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Book Review: British novelist Naomi Wood is out with an astonishingly good short story collection

Book Review: British novelist Naomi Wood is out with an astonishingly good short story collection

Naomi Wood, an English author not yet well known in the U.S., has written three historical novels, including the well-regarded 鈥淢rs. Hemingway,鈥 about the four wives of Ernest Hemingway.
Court docs show what sparked Competition Bureau probe into Leon's, The Brick

Court docs show what sparked Competition Bureau probe into Leon's, The Brick

The bureau is also looking at instances where it feels the companies have made false or misleading statements about end dates for some of their promotions.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 1-7

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 1-7

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 1-7: Dec. 1: Actor-director Woody Allen is 89. Singer Dianne Lennon of the Lennon Sisters is 85. Bassist Casey Van Beek of The Tractors is 82. Singer-guitarist Eric Bloom of Blue Oyster Cult is 80.
Barbara Taylor Bradford, million-selling novelist known for 'A Woman of Substance,' has died at 91

Barbara Taylor Bradford, million-selling novelist known for 'A Woman of Substance,' has died at 91

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Barbara Taylor Bradford, a British journalist who became a publishing sensation in her 40s with the saga "A Woman of Substance" and wrote more than a dozen other novels that sold tens of millions of copies, has died. She was 91.
'Wicked' and 'Gladiator' make gravity-defying theater debuts

'Wicked' and 'Gladiator' make gravity-defying theater debuts

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, 鈥淲icked鈥 and 鈥淕ladiator II鈥 breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately , leading to one of the busiest moviegoing weekends of the year. Jon M.

Barbara Taylor Bradford, million-selling novelist known for 'A Woman of Substance,' has died at 91

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Barbara Taylor Bradford, a British journalist who became a publishing sensation in her 40s with the saga "A Woman of Substance" and wrote more than a dozen other novels that sold tens of millions of copies, has died. She was 91.
Ditch the cloying casserole for tahini-roasted sweet potatoes with za鈥檃tar

Ditch the cloying casserole for tahini-roasted sweet potatoes with za鈥檃tar

The classic American-style sweet potato casserole is a Thanksgiving staple. It's also sweet enough to be dessert.
DHL cargo plane crashes and skids into a house in Lithuania, killing at least 1

DHL cargo plane crashes and skids into a house in Lithuania, killing at least 1

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) 鈥 A DHL cargo plane crashed on approach to an airport in Lithuania's capital and skidded into a nearby house Monday morning, leaving at least one crew member dead, officials said.
Shorter holiday shopping season ups pressure on retailers and consumers

Shorter holiday shopping season ups pressure on retailers and consumers

The Retail Council of Canada found Black Friday remains the top holiday shopping day for 91原创s, with 84 per cent deeming it significant in terms of spending.

DHL cargo plane crashes in Lithuania

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) 鈥 A DHL cargo plane crashed Monday morning near the Lithuanian capital. The Lithuanian airport authority identified the aircraft as a 鈥淒HL cargo plane flying from Leipzig, Germany, to Vilnius Airport.