NORFOLK, VA — The award-winning novelist and author of “Moby Dick,” Herman Melville once said, “To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.” The quote resonates with more upcoming authors like Kaylah Moseley-Pressley (KP), a senior at Norfolk State University. Moseley-Pressley wrote her first book, “Ain’t Nobody But You,” on January 24. … Continue reading
By BARRY WILNER, AP Sports Writer Karen Chen’s autobiography just hit the book shelves. Imagine what she can write about if she wins an Olympic medal in February. The defending U.S. women’s figure skating champion authored the book “Finding the Edge” with the help of Natalie England over the past few months. Chen calls it a … Continue reading
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A young Palestinian author is stranded in Qatar after Palestinian authorities in the West Bank confiscated all copies of his latest novel and issued an arrest warrant for him — accusing him of including “sexual terms” in a provocative work that takes aim at taboo issues such as fanaticism, religious … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Gregory Rabassa, a translator of worldwide influence and esteem who helped introduce Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Julio Cortazar and other Latin American authors to millions of English-language readers, has died. A longtime professor at Queens College, Rabassa died Monday at a hospice in Branford, Connecticut. He was 94 and died after a … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood actress, director and author Drew Barrymore may soon add a new title to her resume: international retailer. Barrymore launched her Flower brand of affordable cosmetics exclusively at Wal-Mart in 2013. Now she says she’s in talks with retailers overseas to sell the cosmetics in such places as China, South America, … Continue reading
“Dear Mr. You” (Scribner), by Mary-Louise Parker Mary-Louise Parker may be best known for her roles in “Weeds” and “Angels in America,” but she also has a pretty impressive byline. Her writings have appeared in numerous publications, and “Dear Mr. You” is her first book. Parker takes readers on a biographical journey through a series … Continue reading
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — For years, Karrine Steffans was one of the most sought after video vixens in the hip hop industry. In the late ’90s and early 2000s she had roles in more than 20 projects by multiplatinum-selling rap artists, appearing alongside the likes of Jay Z, Puff Daddy, Mystikal and R. Kelly. … Continue reading
“The Year of Fear: Machine Gun Kelly and the Manhunt That Changed the Nation” (Minotaur), by Joe Urschel Joe Urschel has written a compelling tale that looks at the turbulent year of 1933, and the narrative reads like the most nail-biting thriller imaginable — yet it’s all true. The Dust Bowl was ravaging the … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — There was the blind man who had the disastrous experience of regaining his sight. The surgeon who developed a sudden passion for music after being struck by lightning. And most famously, the man who mistook his wife for a hat. Those stories and many more, taking the reader to the distant … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — The trade show was the calm, the fan show the storm. From editors and booksellers to librarians and general readers, tens of thousands filled the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan last week for the industry convention BookExpo America and the public event BookCon, which ended Sunday. BookExpo, so low-key … Continue reading
LONDON (AP) — Martin Gilbert, Winston Churchill’s official biographer and a leading historian of the Holocaust, has died following a lengthy illness. He was 78. Gilbert died Tuesday night, senior civil servant John Chilcot told a British parliamentary committee on Wednesday. Gilbert was a member of Chilcot’s panel conducting an official investigation into Britain’s … Continue reading
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