Louise Penny and Hillary Clinton have written a political thriller

Posted on 02/23/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

What do Louise Penny and James Patterson have in common, besides impressive sales and an avid fan base? Co-authoring credits...

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Tagged As: Politics, The Guardian, Thriller

Read a true-crime story that Abraham Lincoln wrote

Posted on 02/12/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Presidents are well-known to dabble in literature — after all, their lives typically beg for memoirs to be written. Abraham...

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Tagged As: History, Politics, Short story

DOJ drops lawsuit over a tell-all book about Melania Trump

Posted on 02/11/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Department of Justice has dropped a lawsuit against the author of a tell-all memoir about Melania Trump. The Huffington...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Memoir, Politics, Scandal

Politics and publishing: What to expect (and not) from the Big Five

Posted on 02/09/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The firing of an editorial director long seen as the friendliest face in Big Five publishing for conservatives may or...

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Tagged As: Politics, Publishing, The New York Times

Hunter Biden will publish a memoir

Posted on 02/04/2021 at 12:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A secret of more than a year has been made public: Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, will publish...

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Tagged As: Memoir, Politics

Nora Roberts "appalled" by fans' reaction to casting of Alyssa Milano

Posted on 01/27/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s not unusual for bookworms to be a little fired up over news that a beloved novel will become a...

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Tagged As: Movie adaptation, Politics, Romance

Will author J.D. Vance consider a Senate run again?

Posted on 01/25/2021 at 10:43 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

US Senator Rob Portman, who represents Ohio, announced today that he won’t seek re-election in 2022, sparking immediate speculation over...

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Tagged As: Memoir, Politics

Hungary wants disclaimers on books that flout 'traditional gender roles'

Posted on 01/21/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Hungary’s government is telling a publisher that it must add disclaimers on books that contain “behavior inconsistent with traditional gender...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Politics, The Guardian

The honors for inaugural poet Amanda Gorman keep rolling in

Posted on 01/21/2021 at 11:49 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If Amanda Gorman went to bed last night wondering how any day could top January 20, when she captured millions...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Poetry, Politics

Teen who bonded with Biden over stutters has written a book

Posted on 01/21/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Move over, Amanda Gorman — we have another young literary inspiration. (We’re kidding! There’s room for multiple writers with incredible...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Politics, The New York Times