Books and literature

Antony Sher, one of the most acclaimed Shakespearean actors of his generation, has died aged 72By JILL LAWLESS Associated PressDecember 3, 2021, 1:56 PM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleLONDON -- Antony Sher,…

MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan has learned a few lessons after interviewing everyone from John Legend to former National Security Adviser John BoltonByThe Associated PressDecember 2, 2021, 1:36 PM• 1 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail…

Kentucky author Ed McClanahan has died at his home at the age of 89ByThe Associated PressDecember 1, 2021, 7:24 PM• 2 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleLEXINGTON, Ky. -- Ed McClanahan, a Kentucky author, teacher and…

Faith Jones’ vivid memoir “Sex Cult Nun” chronicles her 23 years in the infamous Children of God cult and her slow journey to leaveBy MAE ANDERSON Associated PressDecember 1, 2021, 5:10 PM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail…

Funnyman Mel Brooks leaves no doubt in his new memoir “All About Me!”By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL Associated PressNovember 30, 2021, 7:27 PM• 4 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article“All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show…

Author Alice Sebold has apologized to the man who was exonerated last week in the 1981 rape that was the basis for her memoir “Lucky.”By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated PressNovember 30, 2021, 7:38 PM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to…

Good things come in small packages is a popular phrase this time of year, but it usually shows up in jewelry advertisements, not book reviewsBy ROB MERRILL Associated PressNovember 29, 2021, 4:16 PM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to…

Matt Damon has some big-name endorsers for a book he'll have out March 1 about access to safe waterByThe Associated PressNovember 23, 2021, 1:05 PM• 2 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleNEW YORK -- Matt Damon has…

Award-winning actor Helen Mirren somehow missed out on starring in the Harry Potter film franchiseBy LYNN ELBER AP Television WriterNovember 23, 2021, 11:45 PM• 4 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleLOS ANGELES --…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A rape conviction at the center of a memoir by award-winning author Alice Sebold has been overturned because of what authorities determined were serious flaws with the 1982 prosecution and concerns the wrong man had been…