Monday, December 22, 2025

Books

Told Ya: Andy Samberg Follows Kristin Wiig Out the Door at SNL; Jason Sudeikis Next

I told you last October that Kristin Wiig and Jason Sudeikis would leave "Saturday Night Live" at the end of this season. Wiig has...

Rielle Hunter, John Edwards’ Babymama, Will Be First to Publish a Book

No grass grows under the feet of Rielle Hunter, aka Lisa Druck. I posited yesterday: which of these two, Hunter or John Edwards, would...

Oprah Picks “Wild” First Book for New Book Club

Oprah Winfrey -- looking really enthusiastic--is starting her book club back again. She's calling it Book Club 2.0. It's digital, interactive, and still featuring...

Hey Jack Kerouac: “On the Road” Finally Comes to the Big Screen

Jack Kerouac’s eternal novel of youth and frienship, “On the Road,” is finally a movie after 55 years in publication. You can look at...

Carole King’s Memoir Should Have Been Called “A Difficult Woman”

The worst interview experience I ever had with a celebrity--and there have been thousands--was with one person I really wanted to like. But in...

Famed Novelist Harry Crews Is Dead at 76

You're going to think I am crazy. The other day I was reading Bert Sugar's obit in the New York Times and a thought...

Mitchell Fink’s Emotional Adventure with Dr. Oz plus George Gurley’s Therapy

Two books this week from journalist pals who've hit the publishing circuit: First--Mitchell Fink's stunning and stirring account about a heart transplant performed by TV's...

Elaine’s Famous Eatery Immortalized on Cover of New Mystery

Stuart Woods always starts novels in Elaine's, and very often Elaine Kaufman is a character in the books. But now that Elaine has departed...