Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Books

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...

Kardashian, Madoff Books: PR Blitz Not Necessarily Helping

All publicity may not be good publicity after all. Despite her efforts to flog her "book," Kris Kardashian Jenner is not producing a runaway...