Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Books

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...

Kris Jenner’s “Book”: A Few OJ Clues, Little About Kris Humphries

Don't bother buying Kris Kardashian Jenner's new "book." I downloaded it for $12.99 and saved you the time and money. The book is timed...

Madonna: New Memoir Explains How She Became “British”

Madonna, from the Detroit area, became an Anglophile at some point in the late 1980s. By the time she met second husband Guy Ritchie,...

Damien Echols to Publish Memoir, May Be A Hobbit

Well, I should have written this two days ago when I knew it. But no one at Penguin called me back. Anyway, they've signed...