Books

Romania probes hundreds of books written by prisoners

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s crackdown on corruption and fraud in recent years has created a…
Libraries, meetup groups get into adult coloring craze

DEFOREST, Wis. (AP) — Adults caught up in the coloring book craze now have new…
Obama honoring Streisand, Spielberg, Yogi Berra and more

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama recognized 17 Americans with the nation’s highest civilian award on…
Help wanted: Book looks at 50 ‘Cats on the Job’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dogs work. Cats sleep, purr and preen. At least that is…
Review: Preston & Child return with ‘Crimson Shore

“Crimson Shore” (Grand Central Publishing), by Preston & Child FBI Special Agent Pendergast returns in…
Parker grants peek into her personal life in ‘Dear Mr. You’

“Dear Mr. You” (Scribner), by Mary-Louise Parker Mary-Louise Parker may be best known for her roles…
Hotels of North America’ offers insights into aloneness

“Hotels of North America” (Little, Brown and Co.), by Rick Moody It’s tough to categorize…
Trump’s latest book is on shelves, features his frowny face

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Donald Trump is out with a new book that reads like a…
Review: Truman Capote’s early stories worthwhile for fans

“The Early Stories of Truman Capote” (Random House), by Truman Capote “The Early Stories of Truman…
Steffans book: Ex-music video vixen takes on domestic abuse

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — For years, Karrine Steffans was one of the most sought after…
New “Chicken Soup” series looking for stories, videos from college students

Chicken Soup for the Soul is looking for (and will pay) for your true stories and…
Superb new biography of the King of Pop

“MJ: The Genius of Michael Jackson” (Scribner), by Steve Knopper Steve Knopper begins his superb biography…
Chinese activist-artist Ai Weiwei writing memoir

NEW YORK (AP) — Ai Weiwei (EYE’ WAY’-way), the Chinese artist, activist and dissident, is…
41 writers return Indian award, cite climate of intolerance

NEW DELHI (AP) — Many in India’s literary community are disgusted. Dozens of writers say every…
Showing less skin: Playboy to stop running nude photos

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For generations, teenage boys got their first look at a naked woman…