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NEW YORK -- A decade after publishing his memoir “Decoded,” Jay-Z is forming a more lasting partnership with the book industry.Roc Nation, the entertainment company founded by the rapper, is starting an imprint with Random House called Roc Lit 101.

Health chiefs have launched a new blitz to combat so-called ‘ Long Covid ’ in Scotland.

HARDCOVER FICTION1. “Ready Player Two” by Ernest Cline (Ballantine)2. “A Time for Mercy” by John Grisham (Doubleday)3.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSony/ATV Music Publishing has signed rising Canadian singer, songwriter and dancer Tate McRae to a worldwide publishing deal.McRae, 17, has scored hits with “Stupid” and “You Broke Me First,” which has racked up more than 500 million streams worldwide and peaked at No. 3 in the U.K.

1. A Promised Land by Barack Obama (Crown)2. Cat Kid Comic Club by Dav Pilkey (Scholastic)3.

1. “A Promised Land” by Barack Obama (Crown)2. “Cat Kid Comic Club” by Dav Pilkey (Scholastic)3.

HARDCOVER FICTION1. “Ready Player Two” by Ernest Cline (Ballantine)2. “Deadly Cross” by James Patterson (Little, Brown)3.

Joshua Bassett is getting into the festive mood.Bassett, along with his talented co-stars from the Disney+ series, rings in the holiday season with a 45-minute special, High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special, on Friday, where they share their favorite holiday traditions, sing iconic favorites and offer two sneak peeks of the upcoming second season. ET debuts a first look at Bassett's performance of his original Christmas song, «The Perfect Gift,» which will be featured in season

1. “Ready Player Two” by Ernest Cline (Ballantine)2. “Deadly Cross” by James Patterson (Little, Brown)3.

1. “A Promised Land” by Barack Obama (Crown)2. “Ready Player Two” by Ernest Cline (Ballantine)3.

Rich Mento and Russell Boast have been named co-presidents of the Casting Society of America. Mento, who was formerly the Society’s vice president, will serve alongside Boast, who as CSA president has headed up its Inclusion and Diversity and Training and Education Committees.

Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland has admitted that the Deftones made the right decision in renouncing nu metal.Speaking on Dean Delray’s Let There Be Talk podcast, Borland was asked about his band’s success in the late 90s/early 2000s during the rise of nu metal.“A lot of it sort of all developed at once – Korn, and the Deftones…The Deftones really tried to separate themselves from everything, which was the right move, for sure.

1. “A Promised Land” by Barack Obama (Crown)2.

Angela Bassett has nothing but fond memories of Chadwick Boseman.

While most of 2020 was spent in sweatpants around the house, the year still managed to have some major fashion moments.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentColombian documentary feature “Alis,” from directors Nicolas van Hemelryck and Clare Weiskopf, has won the Forum Award for best project at IDFA, one of the world’s leading documentary film festivals, which is running as a virtual event until Dec. 6.

HARDCOVER FICTION1. “The Law of Innocence” by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown)2. “A Time for Mercy” by John Grisham (Doubleday)3.