Former friend of Melania Trump releases a tell-all today

Posted on 09/01/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Another Trump tell-all hits bookshelves today. Melania and Me by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff details the author’s now-ended friendship with the...

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Tagged As: Memoir, Politics, The New York Times

CIA relents, declassifies much of special agent's memoir

Posted on 08/31/2020 at 02:59 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A former FBI special agent has won a nine-year battle to share his uncensored memoir. Ali Soufan’s The Black Banners...

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Tagged As: Memoir, Politics, The New York Times

John Boyne and Sean Hannity’s bookish boo-boos

Posted on 08/05/2020 at 09:40 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Guardian shared two stories of astute readers calling attention to slip-ups in some well-known figures’ books. The first one...

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Tagged As: Language, Nonfiction, Politics, The Guardian

Booker longlisted author Tsitsi Dangarembga is released on bail

Posted on 08/03/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga, who’s among this year’s Booker Prize nominees, has been freed on bail. The Guardian reported Friday that...

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Tagged As: Politics, The Guardian

Booker longlisted author Tsitsi Dangarembga has been arrested

Posted on 07/31/2020 at 09:35 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

An author whose book made the Booker Prize longlist has been arrested in Zimbabwe. The Guardian reports that Tsitsi Dangarembga,...

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Tagged As: Awards, Politics, The Guardian

The typo on Donald Trump Jr.'s next book cover has been fixed

Posted on 07/29/2020 at 01:32 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Donald Trump Jr. appears to have read the comments. When he first unveiled the cover for his upcoming book, Liberal...

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Tagged As: Nonfiction, Politics, The Guardian

Writers object to Saudi Arabian bid to host a sci-fi convention

Posted on 07/29/2020 at 12:13 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you’re burned out on open letters from authors, we apologize — but we do have to share one from...

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Tagged As: Diversity, Politics

Watch U.S. Rep. John Lewis accept the National Book Award

Posted on 07/20/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The late John Lewis was a long-serving representative and a civil rights icon. But did you know he was also...

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Tagged As: Graphic novel, Literary Hub, Politics

Mary Trump's book sets presale record for its publisher

Posted on 07/16/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Mary Trump’s explosive memoir about her uncle Donald Trump has set a record for her publisher. Simon & Schuster announced...

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Tagged As: Bestsellers, Memoir, Politics

Mary Trump's book is out, and a judge says she can talk about it

Posted on 07/14/2020 at 09:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Last night, a judge released Mary Trump from legal restrictions on speaking about her book Too Much and Never Enough:...

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Tagged As: Memoir, Politics, Scandal, The Guardian