Tag: Books and literature
Dogs on display: Museum fetes 200 years of cartoon canines
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a 1970 Beetle Bailey comic strip, the character known as Sarge berates his uniform-wearing dog, Otto, for a paperwork mistake.
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Author Joy Williams honored by Library of Congress
NEW YORK — The Library of Congress awarded a lifetime achievement prize to Joy Williams, a fiction writer known for her spare prose and...
Former CIA operative Enrique ‘Ric’ Prado writing memoir
NEW YORK — A former CIA operative known for his exploits everywhere from Miami to Nicaragua to Afghanistan has a book deal. Enrique “Ric”...
“Halloween” comes to Venice as Curtis gets lifetime award
ROME — The Venice Film Festival is awarding its lifetime achievement award this year to Jamie Lee Curtis, the American actor best known for...
Review: A road trip gone wrong in twitter adaptation ‘Zola’
There are some admirable things in “ Zola,” the movie based on a viral twitter thread about an unwitting dancer who gets caught in...
Charles Oakley memoir ‘The Last Enforcer’ to publish in 2022
NEW YORK — Charles Oakley has a memoir coming out next year that includes a brief assist from former Chicago Bulls teammate Michael Jordan....
Chris Christie’s book ‘Republican Rescue’ coming this fall
NEW YORK — The next book by former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is addressed to his fellow Republicans.
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Review: ‘Survive the Night’ is a fast-paced, twisty thriller
“Survive the Night,” by Riley Sager (Dutton)
Confused and depressed Charlie...
Review: Debut story collection captures the way we live now
“Objects of Desire,” by Clare Sestanovich (Alfred A. Knopf)
The...
Richard Marx is right here waiting — for respect he’s due
NEW YORK — Richard Marx likes to gently mess with the minds of whoever comes to see his solo concerts.
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