Tag: Books and literature
Manga featured in opening ceremony for Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO — The athletes of the Tokyo Olympics stepped into the world of Japanese comics and graphic novels when manga was featured prominently in...
Obama-Springsteen book ‘Renegades’ coming in October
NEW YORK — There's a new chapter in the friendship between Barack and the Boss.
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Kelly Ripa’s first book, ‘Live Wire,’ is coming next year
NEW YORK — From her childhood in Berlin, New Jersey, to her marriage to actor-producer Mark Consuelos, Kelly Ripa has a lot to talk...
Book review: Can mighty Facebook control false information?
“An Ugly Truth,” by Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang (Harper)
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Viola Davis memoir ‘Finding Me’ scheduled for next April
NEW YORK — Oscar winner Viola Davis is working on a memoir that she says will be “straight, no chaser.”
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Review: David Steinberg offers the stories behind the jokes
“Inside Comedy” by David Steinberg (Knopf)
The legendary David Steinberg was...
Publisher Scholastic Inc. names Peter Warwick its new CEO
NEW YORK — Scholastic Inc. has appointed a successor to longtime president and CEO Richard Robinson, who died last month. Peter Warwick, an independent...
New this week: ‘Zola,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ and a Felicity Jones film
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
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Prince Harry working on ‘intimate and heartfelt memoir’
NEW YORK — Prince Harry is writing what his publisher is calling an “intimate and heartfelt memoir.”
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Hungary: Writers, bookstores brace for ban on LGBT content
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Some bookstores in Hungary placed notices at their entrances this week telling customers that they sell "non-traditional content.” The signs went...