Book excerpt: “Godwin” by Joseph O’Neill

Pantheon We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. Joseph O’Neill, author of “Netherland” (winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction) and “The Dog,” returns with “Godwin” (Pantheon), a novel about a bizarre scheme to find the next international soccer star. Read an excerpt below.  “Godwin” by Joseph O’Neill Prefer

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Book excerpt: “Bear” by Julia Phillips

Hogarth We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. Julia Phillips, whose bestselling debut novel, “Disappearing Earth,” was a National Book Award finalist, returns with “Bear” (Hogarth), a hypnotic, tense story about sisters on an island off the coast of Washington whose lives are upended by the presence of a

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Richard Simmons, fitness guru, dies at age 76

VIDEO: Richard Simmons visited WJZ for Oprah’s segment in 1980s VIDEO: Richard Simmons visited WJZ for Oprah’s segment in 1980s 00:04 Richard Simmons, the fitness guru who devoted his life to making people sweat with his “Sweatin’ to the Oldies” workout videos, has died early Saturday morning, his representative confirmed to CBS News. He was

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