Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who died Tuesday (Feb. 23) at the age of 101 in San Francisco, was one of the leading and last surviving figures associated with literature’s “Beat Movement.” ...
Introducing a new literary character is never an easy task. But for author Andre Ginnane, her creation, “Sal,” has been an across-the-board success....
Woody Allen’s memoir will be finally be published in the US next month, but whether it will go into detail about abuse allegations by step-daughter Dylan Farrow remain to be seen....
Greg Messel writes in a new book Robert F. Kennedy stood at the precipice of history when he ran for president of the United States. He was felled by an assassin’s bullet on June, 6, 1968....
Award-winning journalist Keith F. Girard, has released his first novel “The Heidelberg Conundrum,” an action-adventure, science-fiction thriller, spanning time and space, that’s already attracted one high-profile fan....
‘Tis the season … for my perennial pilgrimage to Manhattan in New York City, the warren of Holden Caulfield, the disgruntled protagonist of J.D. Salinger’s 1951 opus “The Catcher in the Rye.” The book turns 65 this year and has been endlessly quoted, celebrated, banned, copied, lionized and burned. Caulfield, the quintessential anti-hero, has become a cultural icon of teenage rebellion for generations of readers....
Authors Arthur Greeno and Bryan Smith have penned a new book, “Breaking Conformity,” that tells a revealing story that will shatter many common myths about life and teach you a recipe for success through effective storytelling. It’s a self-help book that’s also a fun read. To be successful and achieve your goals you need to know the whole story about how successful people get more done that other people, how they focus on the details and never quit learning. ...
Elliot Tiber is the exception to the old adage that there are no second acts in life. In fact, like a Shakespearian play, Tiber has gone through at least five acts. The best known is his role behind the iconic Woodstock Music and Art Festival in upstate New York. His latest as he turns 80, is a new book about his incredible life after the concert, titled aptly 'After Woodstock.'...
Kelly Crigger is standing up for middle-aged men who are having midlife crises in his new book, “Curmudgeonism: A Surly Man’s Guide To Midlife.” His prescription: “rediscover the world around you.” Midlife men know who they are. They’re struggling with their own impending mortality and legacy, especially those who change careers and lifestyles, says Crigger....
Joan Rivers prided herself on being an writer and had a prolific career as a writer mostly of self-help books and works based on her life. But what a life. Although her books were popular while she was alive, sales are soaring in death, according to reports. She penned 12 books in her long career starting with “Having a Baby Can be a Scream” in 1974. Her most recent, “Diary of a Mad Diva,” is currently No. 2 on Amazon’s bestsellers’ list....
Mary Anne Cassata is the queen of celebrity tribute books. She’s written about almost every major artist of the past 25 years, but of them all, Cher is the most fascinating to the celebrity writer. The iconic singer’s life and varied career has become her magnum opus....
In his follow-up novel to “The Collectibles,” James J. Kaufman has delved even deeper into the meaning of life, the importance of honesty, the nature of love and the power of relationships. The 74-year-old former attorney, judge and, chief executive of the charitable “Imaging The World” foundation has called book two of his trilogy, “The Concealers.”...
Gore Vidal, one of the last true men of letters, a wit, prolific writer and bon vivant, who move easily in political as well as celebrity circles, has died in Los Angeles after a long illness from pneumonia. He was 86. Nephew Burr Steers said Vidal died at his Hollywood Hills home yesterday (July 31) in the early evening. Vidal had been in failing health for "quite a while," he said....
Ray Bradbury, who inspired the imaginations of countless readers with his tales of starships and life on distant planets, as well as provoking political commentary in his books, has died at 91. No immediate details concerning his death were available....
Author Pat Walker wandered into a bar in Mexico with her husband, hoping to enjoy a rock concert by a famous singer unknown to her, but something frightening and wonderful happens instead....
Charlotte Bronte, a 19th century English novelist and poet, apparently means more to France than Great Britain. A French museum aced out the Bronte museum in England for a rare manuscript written by the author....
Victorian novelist Jane Austen's handwritten manuscript for "The Watsons" about four daughters of a widowed clergyman who endeavor to marry well, has fetched a stunning $1.4 million at auction....
