Joyce Carol Oates has once again set social media on fire, this time with a tweet pressing Norman Mailer. Oates, the prolific novelist with a penchant for rocking Twitter with bizarre and often incendiary posts, tweeted her take on the…
Tobias Menzies will star in a television adaptation of James L. Swanson’s Manhunt: The 12-Day Hunt for Lincoln’s Assassin† Deadline reports† Menzies, known for his roles in the hit shows foreigner† Rome† Game of Thronesand The crown, will play Edwin…
A novelist hopes Celtic myths can help readers understand the world Ayn Cates Sullivan knows she brings a uniquely personal experience to her books. Finally, she asks, “How many Americans are crawling around old cairns in Wales?” Sullivan has visited…
In the aftermath examines the effects of tragedy on those left behind Jane Ward keeps coming back to two loves: books and baking. The first led to a degree in English Literature from Simmons University and a passion for advocacy…
Among edgy, gritty characters, writer Joe Ricker finds his place From the captivating first chapter, Joe Rickercrime thriller What terrible cunning dives into a grueling world of double crosses, false identities and murder. Much of that is due to the…
Welcome to 2022! Now that you’ve made it through the holidays, it’s time to spend the next few months in a blanket and reading books. I highly recommend any of these 10 books to start the new year. The books…
A chance visit from a stray cat inspires a first children’s book When the stray cat emerged from the wilderness to spy on Oregon author Vicki Spandel, its appearance captured her imagination. “I wondered where he came from and that…
A lawyer turned writer explores the complex nature of parenting Jacqueline Friedland’s new book is inspired by a quirk of biology: A surrogate mother — a person who carries an embryo made from a donor egg and sperm and is…
Literary adaptations scored a handful of Golden Globes wins Sunday night at a private, non-televised ceremony in Beverly Hills, California. The winners of the awards, crushed in the past year by controversies on ethics and race, were posted on Twitter…
Paul Manafort, the former Donald Trump campaign manager who was convicted of fraud and subsequently pardoned by the president he helped elect, writes a book, the Hill reports† Manafort’s Political Prisoner: Persecuted, Persecuted, But Not Silenced will be published by…
A memoir of U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego will be corrected to clarify that a journalist did not falsely claim that the congressman’s entire platoon had been killed during a war in Iraq, the Associated Press reports† Gallego’s book, They Called…
Lucia Berlin’s short stories are going to the big screen, Variety reports† Oscar-winning actor Cate Blanchett stars in a film adaptation of the Berlin short story collection A guide for cleaners† The film will be the first English-language film from…