'Little Women' and author Alcott resonate 150 years later
Wednesday, 8 August 2018, 11:30
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
A century and a half before the #MeToo movement gave women a bold, new collective voice, Louisa May Alcott was lending them her own. Society had far different expectations of women in 1867, when...
Kenneth Johnson's 'The Darwin Variant' is engaging novel
Tuesday, 7 August 2018, 11:28
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
"The Darwin Variant" (47North), by Kenneth Johnson When scientists calculate that a comet will impact Earth, chaos reigns, but the worst is yet to come in Kenneth Johnson's sci-fi thriller, "The...
The Maltese constitutional and human rights law
Tuesday, 7 August 2018, 11:12
Last update: about 9 years ago
Noel Grima
This is the second volume in the series The Maltese Legal System and is as welcome as the first volume. Professor Attard has taken upon himself the task of writing the first textbook on Maltese...
Join literary scavenger hunt in 'The Bookshop of Yesterdays'
Monday, 6 August 2018, 11:20
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
"The Bookshop of Yesterdays" (Park Row Books), by Amy Meyerson Miranda Brooks wasn't expecting to inherit her recently deceased Uncle Billy's Los Angeles-based bookstore. Sixteen years had come...
Jamie Bernstein writes 'Famous Father Girl' memoir
Friday, 3 August 2018, 08:30
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
"Famous Father Girl: a Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein" (Harper), by Jamie Bernstein Private schools, a New England country home and socializing with the likes of President John F. Kennedy and...
CNN contributor co-writes 'investigative' Pence biography
Thursday, 2 August 2018, 08:29
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Author and CNN contributor Michael D'Antonio has co-written an "investigative" biography of Vice President Mike Pence. "The Shadow President," by D'Antonio and Peter Eisner, will be published...
'Candid' Jackie Chan memoir coming in November
Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 08:28
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Jackie Chan is ready to share more stories about his amazing life and career. The star of blockbusters such as "Rush Hour" and "Kung Fu Panda" has a memoir coming out in November. Gallery Books...
Justice Sotomayor writing book on kids with 'challenges'
Tuesday, 31 July 2018, 08:26
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke Friday about a book she's working on about kids with "life challenges," such as attention deficit disorder, autism, blindness and diabetes. Sotomayor,...
An inside look at the writing, production of 'The Simpsons'
Monday, 30 July 2018, 08:24
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
"Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons" (Dey Street Books), by Mike Reiss with Mathew Klickstein When television's longest-running...
Vivid 'Florida' stories are edgy, potent
Thursday, 26 July 2018, 10:52
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
"Florida" (Riverhead Books), by Lauren Groff. "Florida," a collection of short fiction by Lauren Groff, brings together 11 stories that for the most part have been published in recent years with...