Legal battle over "Too Much and Never Enough" rages on

Posted on 07/08/2020 at 12:29 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Robert Trump is making a final push to block the publication of his niece’s tell-all memoir. Bloomberg reports that his...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Lawsuit, Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics

New book examines the act of spreading, from germs to memes

Posted on 07/08/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Remember when “going viral” referred to internet trends? Those were certainly the good old days. Yet they’re not as far...

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

HarperCollins drops author over his comments on slavery

Posted on 07/06/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A historian’s remarks on slavery have cost him a number of gigs. David Starkey will no longer have books published...

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Tagged As: Nonfiction, Scandal, The Guardian

Appeals court: Publisher can distribute Mary Trump's memoir

Posted on 07/02/2020 at 05:13 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Sorry for the whiplash, but we have another reversal (sort of) in the Mary Trump memoir case. Late Wednesday, the...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics

Reviewers and Justice Department take aim at John Bolton's memoir

Posted on 06/18/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Readers are flocking to order John Bolton’s memoir, against reviewers’ recommendations and against the Trump administration’s wishes. The Justice Department...

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Tagged As: Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics, The Guardian

Read an excerpt from "Billion Dollar Burger"

Posted on 06/18/2020 at 10:12 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Fussy employees live in Iowa, which as an agriculture state has seen its fair share of conversations about how to...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Excerpt, Nonfiction, NPR, The New York Times

2 Trump books are coming out -- one staid, one salacious

Posted on 06/15/2020 at 09:39 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two books on the Trump family are coming out this summer. One, The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story...

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Tagged As: Book reviews, Nonfiction, Politics, Scandal

David Attenborough's "A Life on Our Planet" will also be a book

Posted on 05/28/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

David Attenborough is releasing a book this fall that he’s calling his “witness statement” to our environmental crisis. A Life...

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Tagged As: Nonfiction, The Guardian

New book: Try breathing if you need a new hobby ... seriously

Posted on 05/27/2020 at 03:03 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

So many quarantine activities that are trending seem to be back-to-basics, whether it’s baking, gardening, or sewing. How about adding...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction, NPR

New book highlights the incredible achievements of Vietnam veterans

Posted on 05/26/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Memorial Day may have passed, but you may also still be in a military mood. Over the weekend, NPR’s Michel...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction, NPR