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Hannah Marks, director of the film "Don't Make Me Go," poses for a portrait at the London Hotel on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in West Hollywood, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

From child actor to director, Hannah Marks is on the rise

Hannah Marks has been on sets for most of her life. Following in her mother’s footsteps, the Southern California native started acting at age 6.

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2016 file photo, author and filmmaker Sherman Alexie appears at a celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day at Seattle's City Hall. Alexie is included in a list of authors who wrote books that were among the 100 most subjected to censorship efforts over the past decade, as compiled by the American Library Association. Alexie's prize-winning “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” came in at No. 1. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Alexie, Pilkey books among most ‘challenged’ of past decade

The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

Nonfiction

1. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, narrated by the author (Random House Audio)

2. The Riddle of Emmon Bodfish by Paul Holes, Peter McDonnell and Josh Sanburn, narrated by Paul Holes and Jim Clemente (Audible Original)

Sheriff’s highlights improvements made to office

Philadelphia Sheriff Jewell Williams is adament that he is invested in making significant improvements to the Sheriff’s Office.

Amy Krouse Rosenthal, best-selling author, dead at age 51

NEW YORK (AP) — Amy Krouse Rosenthal, a popular author, filmmaker and speaker who brightened lives with her wide-eyed and generous spirit — and broke hearts when she wrote of being terminally ill and leaving behind her husband Jason — died Monday at age 51.