Books and literature

Oprah Winfrey’s new book club pick is a bestseller by a Harvard-trained sociologist sometimes referred to as Winfrey’s life coachBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National WriterFebruary 8, 2022, 1:12 PM• 2 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail…

The jury deliberating the fate of Michael Avenatti on charges that he ripped off his star client, Stormy Daniels, has told a judge that it is deadlocked on the first of two counts he facesBy TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated…

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Rufsa Hasina Afroze, a teacher and academic supervisor at a leading private school in Bangladesh's capital was relieved to see students return to its campus in September after it was closed for 543 days because of the…

Thomas Halliday ventures into the vastness of Earth's flux in “Otherlands: Journeys in Earth’s Extinct Ecosystems,” a compendium on Earth’s sprawling originsBy AMANCAI BIRABEN Associated PressFebruary 2, 2022, 5:38 PM• 3 min readShare to…

A prosecutor has said in closing arguments that California lawyer Michael Avenatti told repeated lies to porn actor Stormy Daniels in 2018 to hide his theft of her book proceedsBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated PressFebruary 2, 2022, 10:16 PM•…

The author of the bestselling “The Women of the Bible Speak” has a followup book coming out this springByThe Associated PressFebruary 2, 2022, 1:35 PM• 1 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleNEW YORK -- The author of…

The actress Whoopi Goldberg has apologized for saying the Holocaust was not about raceBy ASSOCIATED PRESSFebruary 1, 2022, 11:00 AM• 1 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleNEW YORK -- The actress Whoopi Goldberg has…

Readers of “What the Fireflies Knew,” the debut novel from Kai Harris, will meet a unique narrator, writes Associated Press reviewer Rob MerrillBy ROB MERRILL Associated PressJanuary 31, 2022, 5:00 PM• 2 min readShare to FacebookShare to…

The government has rested its case at a trial where jurors heard allegations that California lawyer Michael Avenatti stole nearly $300,000 in book proceeds from porn star Stormy DanielsByThe Associated PressJanuary 31, 2022, 7:39 PM• 2 min…

“Black Cake” by Charmaine Wilkerson takes a new approach to the novelBy ROB MERRILL Associated PressJanuary 31, 2022, 2:35 PM• 2 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article“Black Cake” by Charmaine Wilkerson (Ballantine…