Why a cookbook and a crisis novel are the perfect books for this moment

Posted on 04/07/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s the best of times and the worst of times for some authors, in terms of the topics and themes...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, coronavirus / COVID-19, Nonfiction, NPR, Women in literature

Woody Allen's memoir is coming out next month

Posted on 03/02/2020 at 02:23 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Last spring, the New York Times reported that publishers were declining to take on a new Woody Allen memoir, thanks...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Memoir, Nonfiction, Pop culture, Scandal

Linda Wolfe, author of "Wasted: The Preppie Murder," has died

Posted on 02/28/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Linda Wolfe, journalist and author of several books about true crime, has died at the age of eighty-seven. Wolfe had...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Nonfiction, Obituary

Former congresswoman tackles double standards in her new memoir

Posted on 02/26/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A former US representative who resigned over nude photos and allegations of an affair is writing a memoir. Katie Hill...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics, The New York Times

"Rage Baking" book certainly inspires ire

Posted on 02/25/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A cookbook/essay collection called Rage Baking has provoked that particular emotion in some readers. Tangerine Jones, who has run a...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Diversity, Nonfiction, Scandal, The New York Times

Former ambassador to Ukraine has signed a book deal

Posted on 02/24/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A publisher confirmed Friday that former US ambassador Marie Yovanovitch has signed a book deal. Yovanovitch, whose career has taken...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics

Katherine Johnson of “Hidden Figures” fame has died

Posted on 02/24/2020 at 10:06 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

NASA announced this morning that Katherine Johnson, one of the mathematicians profiled in the book and movie Hidden Figures, has...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: History, Nonfiction, Obituary

Read an excerpt from Erik Larson's "The Splendid and the Vile"

Posted on 02/20/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Based on our pre-Halloween reader poll on Facebook, we know many of you have started (though perhaps not finished) Erik...

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Tagged As: Excerpt, History, Nonfiction, NPR

Book critic: Whistleblowers should act before they write tell-alls

Posted on 02/13/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Political memoirs are nothing new, but the current crop is displaying a trend that worries some people. Book critic Maris...

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Tagged As: Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics, Scandal

Author calls for a mural honoring the victims of Jack the Ripper

Posted on 02/11/2020 at 10:29 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

An award-winning author wants to honor the subjects of her book with a mural in London’s Whitechapel district. Hallie Rubenhold’s...

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Tagged As: History, Literary tourism, Nonfiction, The Guardian