Today in History for Dec. 1: In 1680, a comet appeared close to Earth and was clearly visible until the end of February. In 1841, the first copyright in Canada was issued for "A Canadian Spelling Book ...

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Where does Arundhati Roy, a Booker-prizewinning author and activist, get her fiercely independent streak? The clue is in the title.

The book by Omar El Akkad stems from a viral tweet. A book about Jewish refugees won the young people's literature award.