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Super Sad True Love Story” pounded out “Our Country Friends” (Random House), a comic novel about a group of friends who gather in a country house to wait out the pandemic.

The Sinner and The Saint: Dostoevsky and the Gentleman Murderer Who Inspired a Masterpiece” (Penguin), out Tuesday.On December 14, 1834, Lacenaire (along with his axe-wielding henchman Victor Avril) knocked on the door to the apartment where Jean François Chardon lived with his widowed mother, Anne Marie Yvon Chardon, in Poissy, France. Jean François was a supposedly gay conman rumored to possess 10,000 francs — more than $200k in today’s money.

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found a buyer for her swanky Midtown pied-à-terre at the Dorchester.  The glam 87-year-old Brit actress/author and ’80s icon — who earned household name status stateside as Alexis Carrington Colby on “Dynasty” — was last asking $2 million for the eighth-floor unit at 110 E. 57th St.

nearly two years since the author of “The Watchmen” and “V for Vendetta” announced he was done with comics. Now, a reported “six-figure” deal with Bloomsbury has coaxed Moore back into the fold, with plans to publish a fantasy book series as well as a short story collection.

announced by her publisher, fellow legendary scribe Judy Blume took to Twitter to pay tribute to the creator of beloved character Ramona Quimby. “Beverly Cleary! My inspiration.

an obituary published Friday by the New York Times. Lundberg did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for confirmation.Neither the cause of death, nor where McMurtry passed away, are immediately known.McMurtry was best known for his anti-Western work, or stories that focused on demythologizing the romanticism of the American West.“I’m a critic of the myth of the cowboy,’’ the native Texan reportedly said in an interview 1988.

The Phantom Tollbooth” and remained true to his wide-eyed self in such favorites as “The Dot and the Line” and “Stark Naked,” has died at 91.Juster’s death was confirmed Tuesday by a spokesperson for Random House Children’s Books, who did not immediately provide details.

Larry King was a well-known talk show host who was the star of CNN’s “Larry King Live” for 25 years, interviewing a wide variety of prominent people.King presided over “Larry King Live” from 1985 to 2010. He also hosted the nationally syndicated talk radio show “The Larry King Show,” featuring interviews and call-in segments, from 1978 to 1994.

pic.twitter.com/fIDoZdeyxt#ESSENCE is saddened to report the passing of famed author, Eric Jerome Dickey. Dickey was an ESSENCE and New York Times best-selling author best known for his novels about contemporary African-American life.

Eric Jerome Dickey, beloved for modern black storytelling in best sellers such as “Sister, Sister,” “Friends and Lovers” and “Between Lovers,” died Sunday at 59.“It is with great sadness that we confirm that belovedNew York Timesbest-selling author Eric Jerome Dickey passed away on Sunday, January 3, in Los Angeles after battling a long illness,” a rep for Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House, told The Post, adding that Dickey leaves behind four daughters.