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After threats escalated against Salman Rushdie in 1989, some bookstores in the US started to pull copies of “The Satanic Verses.” Stephen King called the CEO of B. Dalton books and told him, “you don’t sell The Satanic Verses, you don’t sell Stephen King.” His ultimatum worked.

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Have always loved this performance of Loretta Lynn's Coal Miner's Daughter because it includes many of my country music favorites. The Judds Reba McEntire Miranda Lambert Martina McBride Carrie Underwood Jennifer Nettles https://t.co/AlArzJ6vzv

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With the news that the great Robert Gottlieb has passed away, I wanted to point out that there's a fabulous documentary about his working relationship with Robert Caro. Gottlieb's daughter Lizzie is the director, so she got way more access than anyone else would. https://t.co/9M9odjb9vF

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Great news for @TimAlberta, his book “American Carnage,” debuts at #2 this week on the New York Times bestseller list. It’s a fabulous book and you should order a copy! https://t.co/dvom9BPGTj

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With the debut of “The Devil May Dance”, @jaketapper is now a three time NYT bestselling author. https://t.co/MPsgrzkSY0

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Olivia Wilde has posted the salad dressing recipe and it’s from Nora Ephron’s book “Heartburn”. https://t.co/erM6fsVXUR

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Mark Levin's forthcoming book "American Marxism" has been in the Amazon top 5 since it went up for pre-order (it's mostly been at #1). Levin has always sold a ton of books but I suspect we'll see a rise in sales as there is a hunger for content among conservatives.

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If you've tweeted about @rosemcgowan's bravery and been horrified by how she was treated by Weinstein and other Hollywood enablers you should support her decision to speak out and the work she's doing by buying a copy of her new book "Brave". Please. https://t.co/hlnYPG8QAb https://t.co/xrVIggIA59

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From Naomi Judd’s memoir on depression…it’s called “River of Time” https://t.co/ln2QXxCh9j https://t.co/Z0JCGohgdy

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On average, I read around three books a week. I almost always read non-fiction books, but I've really gotten into all of @jaketapper’s novels. His third novel is out now and I read it in a weekend!