Books

Racial diversity in children’s books grows, but slowly

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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

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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

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LOS ANGELES — If Laraine Newman recounted only her experiences as an original “Saturday Night Live” player — a storied ensemble that included Gilda...

Original ‘SNL’ player’s memoir looks back in fondness, humor

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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

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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...

Garth Greenwell, Douglas Stuart among Lambda award nominees

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NEW YORK — Fiction by Garth Greenwell and Douglas Stuart and nonfiction by author-comedian Samantha Irby are among this year's nominees for the Lambda...

Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi has memoir out in September

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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

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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

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CHICAGO — In the world of children's books, villagers can protect their water from a black snake, dark skin is as beautiful as the...

Oh, what a birthday week for Dr. Seuss books

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NEW YORK — Oh, the books that sold last week by Dr. Seuss. ...