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Willie Mays, the Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ dies at 93

Willie Mays, baseball’s exuberant and electrifying “Say Hey Kid,” has died at 93

June 19, 2024
Willie Mays, the Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ dies at 93
News|Opinion

Noam Chomsky's wife says reports of famed linguist's death are false

Noam Chomsky’s wife, Valeria Wasserman Chomsky, says reports that the famed linguist and activist had died are untrue

June 18, 2024
Noam Chomsky's wife says reports of famed linguist's death are false
Business|Lifestyle

Independent booksellers continued to expand in 2023, with more than 200 new stores opening

The independent bookstore boom continues

May 23, 2024
Independent booksellers continued to expand in 2023, with more than 200 new stores opening
Entertainment

Malcolm Gladwell takes fresh look at societal trends in 'Revenge of the Tipping Point'

Coming this fall: “The Tipping Point,” the sequel

May 29, 2024
Malcolm Gladwell takes fresh look at societal trends in 'Revenge of the Tipping Point'
Entertainment

Maia Kobabe's 'Gender Queer' tops list of most criticized library books for third straight year

Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir “Gender Queer” continues its troubled run as the country’s most controversial book, topping the American Library Association’s “challenged books” list for a third straight year

April 05, 2024
Maia Kobabe's 'Gender Queer' tops list of most criticized library books for third straight year
Entertainment

US poet laureate Ada Limón to launch book and parks project 'You Are Here'

U.S. poet laureate Ada Limón is launching her intended signature project in April

March 06, 2024
US poet laureate Ada Limón to launch book and parks project 'You Are Here'
Business|Entertainment

Some urban lit authors see fiction in the Oscar-nominated 'American Fiction'

“American Fiction” is an entertaining movie, authors and publishers say

March 05, 2024
Some urban lit authors see fiction in the Oscar-nominated 'American Fiction'
Entertainment

Lorrie Moore and Naomi Klein among nominees for National Book Critics Circle awards

Lorrie Moore, Naomi Klein and the Egyptian writer Ahmed Naji are among the finalists for National Book Critics Circle awards

January 25, 2024
Lorrie Moore and Naomi Klein among nominees for National Book Critics Circle awards
Entertainment

Lisa Marie Presley's posthumous memoir will be published in October

A memoir that Lisa Marie Presley had been working on at the time of her death will be published this fall

January 11, 2024
Lisa Marie Presley's posthumous memoir will be published in October
Business|Entertainment

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

December 08, 2023
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

December 05, 2023
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

November 09, 2023
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

October 24, 2023
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

October 23, 2023
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

October 03, 2023
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

September 19, 2023
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

September 22, 2023
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

September 14, 2023
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

March 29, 2024
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

February 29, 2024
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

September 20, 2023
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

April 16, 2024
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

October 18, 2023
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

May 30, 2024
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

May 08, 2024
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch co-authors book on laws. 'Over Ruled' to be released Aug. 6

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