Tag: Books and literature
Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi has memoir out in September
NEW YORK — Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi has a memoir coming out this fall that her publisher is calling an “unvarnished take" on...
Former point guard jailed in bribery scheme has book deal
NEW YORK — A former point guard sentenced to prison in 2019 for his role in a college basketball bribery scheme has a book...
Racial diversity in children’s books grows, but slowly
CHICAGO — In the world of children's books, villagers can protect their water from a black snake, dark skin is as beautiful as the...
Winfrey chooses four Marilynne Robinson novels for book club
NEW YORK — Besides working on her newsmaking interview with Meghan and Prince Harry, Oprah Winfrey has been busy with the novels of Marilynne...
Original ‘SNL’ player’s memoir looks back in fondness, humor
LOS ANGELES — If Laraine Newman recounted only her experiences as an original “Saturday Night Live” player — a storied ensemble that included Gilda...
Bill Lester returning to a more welcoming, diverse NASCAR
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bill Lester, one of only a handful of Black drivers to ever race full-time in NASCAR, will return to competition 14...
Oh, what a birthday week for Dr. Seuss books
NEW YORK — Oh, the books that sold last week by Dr. Seuss.
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Review: Take a ride into the greatest frontier in science
“The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing and the Future of the Human Race,” by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster)
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Review: An Ohio hospital reveals all the ills of health care
“The Hospital: Life, Death and Dollars in a Small American Town,” by Brian Alexander (St. Martin’s Press)
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Julie Tanous cook up a friendship
NEW YORK — A chance meeting at a dinner party by two people reluctant to be at that dinner party has resulted in a...