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Michael Avenatti, Indicted for Ripping off Client Stormy Daniels on Book Advance, Had Nerve to Copyright His Foreword Separately
I've never seen this before. Tell me if I'm wrong.
For her book, "Full Disclosure," Stormy Daniels asked her lawyer, Michael Avenatti, to write a...
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Book Publishing: Gary Fisketjon, Editor Who Glamorized Sex, Drugs, Rock ‘n’ Roll in 1980s, Fired by Knopf for “Policy Breach”
I'm late catching up with some good news. Alfred A. Knopf has fired editor Gary Fisketjon for "breach of policy." It was reported first...
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Starbucks Owner Howard Schultz, Now Considering Presidential Run, Used to Play Cards in Brooklyn Mob Social Club
Now that Starbucks owner Howard Schultz has declared his intentions to run for president, his past is about to come rolling out.
First up: journalist...
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Exclusive: New Yorker’s Ken Auletta Writing Expose of Harvey Weinstein, Tried to Nail Him in 2002
The New Yorker's highly regarded journalist Ken Auletta tried to nail movie mogul Harvey Weinstein in 2002. His article, "Beauty and the Beast," was...
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“The Color Purple” Author Alice Walker Doubles Down on Being Anti-Semitic, Anti-Israel, Etc: Her Career is Over
Alice Walker, author of "The Color Purple," will not be eating lunch in this town or any town again.
On her website Walker has doubled...
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Literary Firestorm as “The Color Purple” Author Alice Walker Endorses Infamous Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theorist in NY Times
A literary firestorm has been set off, and a famous writer may never be regarded in the same light again.
Alice Walker, author of "The...
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Exclusive from July 2018 UPDATE Margaret Atwood Will Publish “Handmaid’s Tale” Sequel in 2019
UPDATE: The book will appear in September 2019. The new title is "The Testaments." I told you most of this back in July:
When Margaret...
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“Fear” on the Rise: Bob Woodward Take Out on Trump White House Number 1 A Week Before Publication
Tuesday was a crazy day in almost every respect thanks to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
But the bigger news is that Bob Woodward's evisceration of...