Today: July 02, 2024
Today: July 02, 2024

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2023 in books: Protests, bannings and the rise of AI helped shape the story of publishing

The publishing world made plenty of news in 2023, but not only because of the books themselves

2023 in books: Protests, bannings and the rise of AI helped shape the story of publishing
Entertainment

Streisand talks acting, music and destiny after release of her memoir 'My Name is Barbra'

Her book is called ‘My Name is Barbra’ and it runs nearly 1,000 pages

Streisand talks acting, music and destiny after release of her memoir 'My Name is Barbra'
Entertainment

Britney Spears memoir remains top seller in its second week of release

Britney Spears’ “The Woman in Me” remained the country’s top-selling book in its second week of publication, although the pace of sales fell substantially

Britney Spears memoir remains top seller in its second week of release
Entertainment

Oprah Winfrey selects Jesmyn Ward's 'Let Us Descend' for her book club

Oprah Winfrey’s new book club pick highlights an author she has long admired, Jesmyn Ward

Oprah Winfrey selects Jesmyn Ward's 'Let Us Descend' for her book club
Entertainment

Exhibits and collectors editions mark 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio

On the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, rare originals are being displayed and publishers are offering collectors editions, including one that sells for $1,500

Exhibits and collectors editions mark 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio
Entertainment

Paul Harding and Justin Torres are among the National Book Award finalists

Paul Harding’s Maine-based historical novel “This Other Eden,” Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s dystopian “Chain-Gang All-Stars” and Justin Torres' multi-generational “Blackouts” are among the fiction finalists for the National Book Awards

Paul Harding and Justin Torres are among the National Book Award finalists
Entertainment

Winfrey picks Nathan Hill's novel 'Wellness' for book club

For her latest book club pick, Oprah Winfrey broke the news to author Nathan Hill in modern style

Winfrey picks Nathan Hill's novel 'Wellness' for book club
Entertainment

A rare Truman Capote story from the early 1950s is being published for the first time

This week, a Truman Capote story from early in his career will be published for the first time

A rare Truman Capote story from the early 1950s is being published for the first time
Entertainment

Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro's next book is a collection of lyrics written for singer Stacey Kent

Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro’s next book will be one for music lovers

Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro's next book is a collection of lyrics written for singer Stacey Kent
Education|Entertainment

Doris Kearn Goodwin and Laurie Anderson to receive medals from American Academy of Arts and Letters

Doris Kearns Goodwin, Laurie Anderson and the president of the Harlem School of the Arts, James C

Doris Kearn Goodwin and Laurie Anderson to receive medals from American Academy of Arts and Letters
Education|Entertainment

Oscar winner John Williams among 19 new members of American Academy of Arts and Letters

Oscar-winning composer John Williams has joined a new academy: the American Academy of Arts and Letters

Oscar winner John Williams among 19 new members of American Academy of Arts and Letters
Entertainment|Political

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin gets personal in 'An Unfinished Love Story'

Doris Kearns Goodwin’s next book is a work of history that’s also close to home

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin gets personal in 'An Unfinished Love Story'
Sports

Whitey Herzog, Hall of Fame manager who led St. Louis Cardinals to 3 pennants, dies at 92

Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title and perfected an intricate, nail-biting strategy known as “Whiteyball,” has died

Whitey Herzog, Hall of Fame manager who led St. Louis Cardinals to 3 pennants, dies at 92
Entertainment|Sports

Serena Williams has a 2-book deal, starting with an 'intimate' and 'open-hearted' memoir

Now that she’s stepped back from the sport she dominated like few others, Serena Williams is ready to reflect

Serena Williams has a 2-book deal, starting with an 'intimate' and 'open-hearted' memoir
Travel

Ta-Nehisi Coates returns to nonfiction and explores the power of stories in upcoming 'The Message'

For his first all-new book of nonfiction in nearly a decade, Ta-Nehisi Coates traveled the world

Ta-Nehisi Coates returns to nonfiction and explores the power of stories in upcoming 'The Message'
Education|News|Opinion

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch co-authors book on laws. 'Over Ruled' to be released Aug. 6

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will have a book out this summer on a subject he has commented upon often, the volume of laws in the U.S. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Wednesday that ”Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law” will be released Aug. 6

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch co-authors book on laws. 'Over Ruled' to be released Aug. 6
Entertainment|News|Political

H.R. McMaster writes about his time in Trump administration in upcoming 'At War with Ourselves'

Six years after being forced out as as national security adviser, H

H.R. McMaster writes about his time in Trump administration in upcoming 'At War with Ourselves'
Business|Entertainment|News

Yoko Ono to receive Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement

One of the country’s leading artist residency programs, MacDowell, has awarded a lifetime achievement prize to Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono to receive Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement
Entertainment|News|World

Has Salman Rushdie changed after his stabbing? Well, he feels about 25, the author tells AP

Nearly two years after the shocking knife attack that nearly killed him, Salman Rushdie appears both changed and very much the same

Has Salman Rushdie changed after his stabbing? Well, he feels about 25, the author tells AP
Entertainment|News|Political

Nancy Pelosi memoir, 'The Art of Power,' will reflect on her career in public life

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has completed a book about her years in public life

Nancy Pelosi memoir, 'The Art of Power,' will reflect on her career in public life
Entertainment|News|World

Salman Rushdie's 'Knife' is unflinching about his brutal stabbing and uncanny in its vital spirit

Salman Rushdie's first book since the 2022 stabbing he thought might end his life is both explicit in the violence Rushdie sustains and heroic in the will to live that Rushdie retains

Salman Rushdie's 'Knife' is unflinching about his brutal stabbing and uncanny in its vital spirit
Entertainment|News|World

Several writers decline recognition from PEN America in protest over its Israel-Hamas war stance

As PEN America begins its annual spring tradition of high-profile events, the organization faces criticisms from numerous writers who are unhappy with its stance on the war in Gaza

Several writers decline recognition from PEN America in protest over its Israel-Hamas war stance
Entertainment|News|Political

Bill Clinton reflects on post-White House years in the upcoming memoir 'Citizen'

Former President Bill Clinton has a memoir coming out this fall about his years since leaving public office in 2001

Bill Clinton reflects on post-White House years in the upcoming memoir 'Citizen'
Entertainment|News

With some laughs, some stories, some tears, Don Winslow begins what he calls his final book tour

Author Don Winslow has announced that his new novel, “City in Ruins,” will be his last

With some laughs, some stories, some tears, Don Winslow begins what he calls his final book tour
Entertainment|News|World

Maryse Condé, prolific 'Grande Dame' of Caribbean literature, dead at age 90

A prize-winning author from Guadeloupe who was known as the ‘Grande Dame' of Caribbean literature has died

Maryse Condé, prolific 'Grande Dame' of Caribbean literature, dead at age 90

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