Celebrity book club picks for April 2020

Posted on 04/01/2020 at 03:35 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Celebrity book clubs have released their picks for March. Jenna Bush Hager picked Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore. The novel explores...

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Tagged As: Book club, Pop culture

Let Dolly Parton read you a bedtime story

Posted on 04/01/2020 at 10:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Singing legend Dolly Parton continues to use her fame for literary good. Starting this Thursday at 7 p.m. Eastern, she’ll...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Pop culture

Indie publisher releases Woody Allen's "Apropos of Nothing"

Posted on 03/23/2020 at 12:47 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here’s a blast from the past: Woody Allen’s memoir, Apropos of Nothing, has not only found a publisher, but has...

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Tagged As: Memoir, Pop culture, Scandal, The Bookseller

Coronavirus and the children’s section

Posted on 03/23/2020 at 10:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A 2017 children’s book has seen sales increase by over 2,000 percent in the past month. Yep, you read that...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, coronavirus / COVID-19, Pop culture, The Guardian

French publisher: We still want to publish Woody Allen's memoir

Posted on 03/09/2020 at 05:09 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Woody Allen’s French publisher still hopes to release the comedian/filmmaker’s memoir, reports the Guardian. Manuel Carcassonne, chief executive of Éditions...

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Tagged As: Memoir, Pop culture, Scandal, The Guardian

Hachette decides not to publish Woody Allen's memoir

Posted on 03/09/2020 at 10:08 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Hachette Book Group will no longer publish Woody Allen’s memoir and has returned the rights to him, reports NPR. The...

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Tagged As: Memoir, NPR, Pop culture, Scandal

New documentary celebrates the impact of Dolly Parton's literary nonprofit

Posted on 03/09/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We can’t say that Dolly Parton is having a comeback, because it’s clear she never actually left the hearts of...

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Tagged As: Charity, Pop culture

Oprah drops "My Dark Vanessa" from book club — but is that fair?

Posted on 03/06/2020 at 09:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell was supposed to be Oprah Winfrey’s book club pick for March 2020. But...

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Hachette employees walk out in protest over Woody Allen memoir

Posted on 03/06/2020 at 07:29 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dylan and Ronan Farrow aren’t the only people angry about Hachette Book Group’s decision to publish Woody Allen’s memoir. Dozens...

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Tagged As: Memoir, NPR, Pop culture, Scandal

Basketball star Scottie Pippen has written a memoir

Posted on 03/05/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The latest in our nostalgia series: Retired basketball star Scottie Pippen is publishing a memoir. Pippen played a huge role...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Memoir, Pop culture