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As the New York Public Library marks its 125th anniversary, it’s celebrating by giving kids a treat that will have them booked all summer. NYPL released a list of 125 children’s books from the last 125 years to help spark a child’s love of reading. “125 Kids Books We Love” is available to view online …

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vanessa Bryant 🦋 (@vanessabryant) on May 16, 2020 at 9:52pm PDT Vanessa Bryant is forever grateful for her “dreamer.” Taking to Instagram on Saturday, the mother of four shared a photo of the touching message written by her late husband, Kobe Bryant, which was included in his …

Ten years ago, when Danielle Bernstein started blogging at WeWoreWhat.com, the term “influencer” didn’t exist the way we use it now. “The industry was not an industry,” she tells The Post. So the Long Island native had to make up her career as she went along. What started as a fun hobby documenting the outfits …

Sports: Claressa Shields, first American to win twin boxing Olympic golds in a row. Subject of next year’s movie “Flint Strong” starring Ice Cube. Quickest male or female fighter to win three world titles, twice Individual Sportswoman of the Year, first woman to headline boxing on Showtime, Women’s Boxing Athlete of the Decade. Billie Jean …

Author Neil Gaiman and wife Amanda Palmer seem to have split. Musician Palmer, 44, and “Good Omens” co-creator Gaiman, 59, recently confirmed conflicting versions of the separation on their respective social media channels. “Since people are getting confused and asking and my phone and inbox is blowing up with ‘where‘s Neil?’ a few times a …

Film star Natalie Wood has been dead nearly 40 years, but her ghost still casts a long shadow — and it’s going to walk the earth again as her eldest daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner, simultaneously releases a new memoir and a new documentary. The documentary, “Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind,” debuts May 5 on HBO …

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are giving their side of a story in a new tell-all book about their explosive time as royals, according to a report. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have given an interview for a biography titled “Thoroughly Modern Royals: The Real World Of Harry And Meghan,” the Daily Mail reported. …

When schools began closing in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, James Dean, author of the popular “Pete the Cat” children’s book series, wanted to entertain kids — and give parents a break. So, since mid-March, he’s been reading his books live every weekday at 1 p.m. on Instagram (@petethecatofficial) and Facebook Live. “The thing …

Alex Trebek is releasing a memoir this summer — just in time for his 80th birthday. After more than three decades hosting “Jeopardy!” — and being begged to pen a tell-all about his own life and what it’s like behind the scenes — the beloved emcee is releasing a book on July 21. Trebek, who …

Supersuccessful novelist Danielle Steel: “My Paris apartment here is where I live half the time. I got caught in it March 1. I’m scared to death to be a world away. It’s traumatic. Although I have help, I’m afraid. I can write up a storm but — I’m unnerved. “Anxious about my kids. Nervous if …