Chrissy Metz inspires through personal essays
Friday, 27 April 2018, 09:25
Last update: about 10 years ago
"This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today" (Dey Street Books), by Chrissy Metz When Chrissy Metz was her sister's chaperon at a local talent event in Florida, she never imagined that she would...
Book shows Apollo 8 was a big risk for 3 astronauts
Thursday, 26 April 2018, 09:24
Last update: about 10 years ago
"Rocket Men" (Random House), by Robert Kurson The first astronauts to orbit the moon ended their 1968 Christmas Eve television broadcast with a personal message for the people of Earth. No...
'The Balcony' is riveting debut fiction
Wednesday, 25 April 2018, 09:22
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
"The Balcony" (Little, Brown and Co.), by Jane Delury A limestone manor, surrounded by fields and forests not far from Paris, is the main setting for "The Balcony," a subtly crafted and richly...
'Broken Girls' mixes supernatural tale with gripping mystery
Tuesday, 24 April 2018, 09:18
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
"The Broken Girls" (Berkley), by Simone St. James Simone St. James' sixth stand-alone novel mixes a creepy supernatural tale, complete with ghosts and things that go bump in the night, with a...
Q&A: At 91, the droll Cloris Leachman isn't slowing down yet
Monday, 23 April 2018, 10:01
Last update: about 10 years ago
Cloris Leachman is 91-years-old and still as busy as ever in Hollywood. The Oscar and multiple Emmy-winner has a hit movie out, the faith-based film "I Can Only Imagine," about the story behind...
'Bishop's Pawn' is Steve Berry's most personal novel to date
Monday, 23 April 2018, 09:16
Last update: about 10 years ago
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"The Bishop's Pawn" (Minotaur), by Steve Berry Before Cotton Malone worked with Stephanie Nelle and the Magellan Billet, he was a Navy lawyer who seemed to get cases that kept him busy, but...
The Kappillan is out! A novel for our times
Saturday, 21 April 2018, 12:19
Last update: about 10 years ago
A packed theatre attended the official launching of the Maltese version of Nicholas Monsarrat’s 1973 novel, The Kappillan of Malta at Palazzo De La Salle, Valletta. The translation is by the...
Graceland opens vault for Elvis documentary to air on HBO
Friday, 20 April 2018, 11:42
Last update: about 10 years ago
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A new television documentary about Elvis Presley takes advantage of the vast collection of footage, pictures, documents and music from his estate to give a behind-the-scenes look at the king of rock...
'Roseanne' spurs new look at blue-collar, conservative fare
Thursday, 19 April 2018, 11:40
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
The instant-hit status of "Roseanne" is triggering the enduring Hollywood impulse to copycat success. Even with series pilots nearing completion for the 2018-19 TV season, producers are eagerly...
Altar-bound Meghan Markle to leave TV show with a wedding
Wednesday, 18 April 2018, 11:38
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Real life will imitate art this spring at the USA series "Suits" when series regular Meghan Markle bids farewell to the legal drama in a wedding — and then goes off to marry her prince in real...