Books
Random House Loses Dozens of Legacy Editors, Execs in a Corporate Buy Out/Lay Off Scheme that Guts the Company’s History
A culture Atomic bomb has gone off at Random House.
You could call it Penguin Random House. But the venerable publishing's power is held in...
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Pretty Saucy: Rolling Stone Mick Jagger Promotes Girlfriend Melanie Hamrick’s Debut Novel, “First Position” — She’s a Paperback Writer!
The Beatles have a famous song called "Paperback Writer."
Now the Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger has a girlfriend who actually IS a paperback writer.
Melanie Hamrick,...
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Books
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--...
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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...