Tag: Books and literature
Cuomo set to earn $5M from book on COVID-19 crisis
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo disclosed Monday that he was paid a $3.1 million advance to write his COVID-19 leadership book...
Black elite family drama ‘Our Kind of People’ set for fall
LOS ANGELES — Affluent and well-connected Black families are the focus of “Our Kind of People,” a new Fox drama series from “Empire” creator...
Review: Jim Shepard’s stunning new novel about a pandemic
“Phase Six,” by Jim Shepard (Alfred A. Knopf)
After more than...
Philip Roth biography, pulled last month, has new publisher
NEW YORK — A long-awaited book about Philip Roth that was pulled last month amid allegations of sexual assault and harassment against biographer Blake...
Restored Richard Wright novel hits bestseller lists
NEW YORK — More than 60 years after his death, Richard Wright is again a bestselling author and very much in line with the...
Barry Jenkins on his unflinching epic ‘Underground Railroad’
LOS ANGELES — When Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins was considering adapting Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the Underground Railroad into a limited series,...
Andrew McCarthy taps into 80’s nostalgia with new memoir
NEW YORK — Andrew McCarthy admits he “fled” from his shaggy-haired 1980’s persona and didn’t look back for decades. Much like the slouchy blazers...
New fellowship gives $25,000 grants to Puerto Rican writers
NEW YORK — A new fellowship co-sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will provide $25,000 for emerging and established Puerto Rican writers.
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Pfizer head Albert Bourla writing book about Covid vaccine
NEW YORK — Pfizer Chairman and CEO Dr. Albert Bourla can now tell the incredible story.
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Review: Exclusive women’s club sparks a new mystery novel
“A Special Place for Women,” by Laura Hankin (Berkley)
If...
