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Passage: In memoriam – CBS News Watch CBS News “Sunday Morning” remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including NBA Hall of Famer and sportscaster Bill Walton. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
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If you ever want to feel a sense of awe, try standing near an erupting volcano. The late author Michael Crichton was fascinated with volcanoes for most of his life. And even now, 16 years after his death, among the countless books and papers at his office in Santa Monica you’ll find stacks of volcano
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James Patterson on completing Michael Crichton’s “Eruption” – CBS News Watch CBS News Writer Michael Crichton, whose blockbuster novels, films and TV series included “Jurassic Park” and “ER,” died in 2008, leaving behind an unfinished thriller about a volcanic eruption that imperils all life on Earth. Bestselling author James Patterson was tasked with completing Crichton’s
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“Illinoise” and the origin of an unlikely Broadway musical – CBS News Watch CBS News The new Broadway show “Illinoise” is a choreographed indie-rock musical with no dialogue, based on Sufjan Stevens’ 2005 concept album. It’s received four Tony Award nominations, including best musical. “Sunday Morning” contributor Kelefa Sanneh talks with choreographer Justin Peck, playwright
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6/2: The Book Report by Washington Post critic Ron Charles – CBS News Watch CBS News The “Sunday Morning” book reviewer offers his picks from this month’s new fiction and non-fiction titles, including “Eruption,” a thriller started by Michael Crichton and finished, more than 15 years after Crichton’s death, by James Patterson. View CBS News
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By Washington Post book critic Ron Charles Here are four hot new books to check out this summer. W.W. Norton You may know Claire Messud from such terrific books as “The Emperor’s Children” or “The Woman Upstairs.” Her new novel, “This Strange Eventful History” (W.W. Norton), uses the outlines of her own family to tell
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Simon & Schuster We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. A delightful mix of historical fact and science fiction, Kaliane Bradley’s debut novel “The Ministry of Time” (Simon & Schuster) mixes historical fact and science fiction in the story of a secret British agency that plucks doomed people from
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Jennifer Lopez cancels summer tour Jennifer Lopez cancels summer tour 00:19 A “heartsick and devastated” Jennifer Lopez canceled her upcoming summer tour to spend more time with her “children, family and close friends,” Live Nation announced Friday. Lopez released a statement to her fans on her OntheJLo apologizing for deciding to pull the plug on
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Jennifer Lopez cancels summer tour – CBS News Watch CBS News Jennifer Lopez has canceled her upcoming summer tour to spend more time with her “children, family and close friends,” Live Nation announced Friday. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not
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Little, Brown & Co. We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. “Eruption” (to be published June 3 by Little, Brown & Co.), Michael Crichton’s thriller about a massive volcanic eruption in Hawaii, was unfinished when the “Jurassic Park” author died in 2008; more than 15 years later, James Patterson,
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