Friday, April 17, 2026

Books

Trump Attacks ABC News’s Jonathan Karl Seven Months After Last Book Was Published, And Spells “Bear” Wrong on Social Media

You'd think such a stable genius as Donald Trump would know how to spell. He doesn't. In his attack on ABC's Jonathan Karl -- who's written a new book about Trump...

Madonna “Ray of Light” Collaborator Says He Hasn’t Heard from Her in Over 20 Years, Will Tell All in a Book

Madonna hasn't made a record of any importance in a very long time. Depending on your age, maybe not in your lifetime. Her last great...

Jermaine Jackson Has Figured Out a Way to Cash in — Surprise! — On Michael Jackson Movie With Updated Version of 2011 Memoir

Jermaine Jackson has always been very entrepreneurial when it comes to cashing in on brother Michael. Today he announced that Harper Collins is republishing his...

Box Office: “Reminders of Him” Looks at $19 Mil Weekend, Panned Junk Food Popular Exactly Where You’d Expect — the South

"Reminders of Him" sounds like junk food. At 57% on Rotten Tomatoes the latest adaptation of a Colleen Hoover novel has no nutritional value. So...

Beat Crazy: Literary Legend Jack Kerouac’s Famous “On the Road” Scroll Sells to Country Singer Zach Bryan at Auction for $12.1 Million

Zach Bryan never made it to Christie’s auction house, but he nevertheless made a killing. Rather for Jack Kerouac’s famous "On the Road" scroll purchase,...

Rupert Murdoch’s 2nd Wife, Anna, Dies at 81 — She Got Billion Dollar Settlement — But Fox News Mogul’s Bio Is a Sales Stiff

There's a lot and a little going on with octogenarian publisher Rupert Murdoch. Nis second wife, Anna, has died at 81. She was the mother...

Washington Post Closing Sports, Books Sections Firing 300 People After Jeff Bezos Wastes $75 Mil on Melania Doc

Starting about a half hour ago, the Washington Post began massive layoffs. According to reports, they're laying off 300 staffers. They're also closing the books...

Is Bob Dylan Publishing a Novel? Releasing an Album? Singer Posts Mysterious Excerpts from Something Called “Articles of Faith”

What now, Bob Dylan? The Nobel and Pulitzer prize winner has posted a mysterious and puzzling nod to something coming down the line. Is "The Articles...

Olivia Nuzzi vs. Cheryl Hines: Who Sold Fewer Books About RFK Jr? And What About Kevin Federline’s Britney Tell All? Louis CK’s First Novel?

It's been a hard fall for celebrity books. Mostly, it's been an uphill battle for the women in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s life. RFK's wife, Cheryl...

Books: Olivia Nuzzi Spends a Long First Day Not Selling Any Books as “American Canto” Rests at Number 12,673 on Amazon

The whole tawdy Olivia Nuzzi story crystalized today. Her book, "American Canto," is a flop out of the gate. It's resting at number 12,673 on...

Olivia Nuzzi RFK Jr Book Priced to Sell But Isn’t Finding Readers: Opens on Amazon at 12,762

Olivia Nuzzi's book is finally out. "American Canto" is the west coast editor of Vanity Fair's tell all about RFK Jr. After much hoopla. The Canto...