Friday, February 6, 2026

Books

RIP Best Selling Mystery Author and Actress Carol Higgins Clark Dead at 66, Co-Authored Several Books with Her Mother

This is heartbreaking. Carol Higgins Clark, the best selling mystery author and actress in many of the films made from her and her mother's...

RIP Legendary Book Editor Robert Gottlieb, 92, Made His Career with “Catch-22,” Revered by Authors Ranging from John LeCarre to Lauren Bacall to Robert...

I am sad to hear that Robert Gottlieb -- Bob Gottlieb to those who knew him -- has died at age 92. He was...

Watch President Joe Biden Give National Medal of Arts to Gladys Knight, Bruce Springsteen, Amy Tan, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, More

Twenty three deserving Americans received Presidential Medals of Honor yesterday from Joe Biden. A lot of press was given to Bruce Springsteen, who we all...

High Priced Scientology Paraphernalia Turns Up on ebay Including Set of Books for $5K and E-Meter for Brainwashing

Well, this is pretty weird. A few very high priced items from the cult of Scientology have turned up on ebay. They include a couple of...

Box Office: “Ant Man Quantumania” Falls 45% on First Monday, and No One is Buying Scott Lang’s Memoir Because of It

It's a mixed bag for Scott Lang aka the Ant Man. On Monday, box office for "Ant Man and WASP Quantumania" fell 45% from Sunday--...

Prince Harry’s “Spare” No Longer King at Amazon, Barnes & Noble As Sales Drop Royally

Prince Harry is no longer king of the best seller lists. His memoir, "Spare," dropped in sales royally in week 3 to just 74,495 copies. The...

Barbra Streisand Memoir is More than a Thousand Pages Long, Cost $40 in Hardcover, Coming In November

Barbra Streisand likes to make records and break records. Her memoir, called "My Name is Barbra," will be published in November. It comes in at an...

Acclaimed Writer Salman Rushdie Posts Photo of Himself For First Time Since Vicious Attack (See Inside)

On August 12, 2022, a man stabbed novelist Salman Rushdie multiple times as he was about to give a public lecture at the Chautauqua...