"Portlandia" star Carrie Brownstein is going on a month-long book tour for her upcoming memoir "Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl." But this isn't just any book tour. The musician-writer has invited a flurry of stars to join her at her every stop.
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, is the subject of two biographies currently in the works. According to New York Times, Pulitzer Prize winner Kai Bird, whose core expertise is on writing political profiles, has inked a deal with Crown Publishing Book to write the former president's biography. The second Jimmy Carter biography will come from Jonathan Alter.
Reading can be an addiction and there are lots of ways to know if books have become your obsession. Spending hours checking out titles and sometimes smelling the pages is just one. Another is your adamant stance to put reading first before social activities. Being member of multiple book clubs too.
With "Winds of Winter" still not finished, fans have no book to latch on when it comes to figuring out what's next for the people of Westeros and beyond. This is why a lot of theories about the certain mysteries in the books are in the wild.
Here are five comic book characters who were not born from comic books, but from TV series and films.
Leonard Nimoy's death broke the hearts of millions and his friends and fans' undying devotion lead them to pay tribute to the "Star Trek" legend in any way they can. For his co-star William Shatner, immortalizing Nimoy's legacy in a book will be the ultimate homage.
"Z for Zachariah" recently made its way into the big screen. But it wasn't as loyal to its source material written by Robert C. O'Brien back in 1974. While the post-apocalyptic thriller film had nods to certain elements in the book, the differences certainly dominate.
Even authors come and go, but their legacies live through literature.
The British author did other interesting stuff other than writing.
Among the more than 1000 new words are a myriad of colloquial words that have become official terms with known definitions.
The esteemed British neurologist and medicine writer has succumbed to cancer yesterday.
Here are top five must-read books coming this September. These fresh titles are filled with action, thriller and fantasy.
Jennifer Lawrence is fond of a lot of things — charities, junk food and all around positivity. But fans of the actress, especially bookworms who have read "The Hunger Games" trilogy, whose movie retellings she star in, would also love to know she has major love for books too.
A French love story Scarlett Johansson fought to ban is on its way to the U.K. bookshelves. Written by Grégoire Delacourt, the bestselling novel "The First Thing You See" was, according to the author via The Independent, a "declaration of love" for the star.
A couple of letters written by Irish novelist James Joyce were sold 10 times their guide price in an auction in Boston. These letters are handwritten and they certainly aren't something one would come across every day.
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