A new ‘Hunger Games’ book — and movie — is coming
Suzanne Collins is returning to the ravaged, post-apocalyptic land of Panem for a new “The Hunger Games” novel.
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Albert Ruddy, Oscar-winning producer of ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Million Dollar Baby,’ dies at 94
Albert S. Ruddy, a colorful, Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for “The Godfather” and “Million Dollar Baby,” developed the raucous prison-sports comedy “The Longest Yard” and helped create...
2 top Penguin Random House editors leaving amid ongoing changes at publishing house
Two top editors at Penguin Random House are leaving as the country’s leading trading publisher continues to transform during a period of uncertain revenues and generational change.
Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92
Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant who became one of the world’s most esteemed contemporary authors and one of history’s most honored short story writers, has died at...
Whitey Herzog, the Hall of Fame manager who led St. Louis Cardinals to 3 pennants, dies at 92
Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s, has died.
Maia Kobabe’s ‘Gender Queer’ tops list of most criticized library books for third straight year
Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir “Gender Queer” continues its troubled run as the country’s most controversial book, topping the American Library Association’s “challenged books” list for a third straight year.
Independent bookselling expanded again in 2022, with new and diverse stores opening nationwide
Near the end of 2021, Jessica Callahan was living in Columbus, Ohio, working as a social science researcher and wondering if there was a better way to support herself. Her...
Former US Rep. Adam Kinzinger to release book in October
Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, the Illinois Republican who broke with his party two years ago after the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol, has a book deal. The...
Fallece Lisa Marie Presley, hija de Elvis, a los 54 años
Lisa Marie Presley, cantautora, la única descendiente de Elvis y dedicada guardiana del legado de su padre, falleció el jueves tras ser hospitalizada por una emergencia médica. Tenía 54 años....
Rare John Steinbeck column probes strength of US democracy
Decades ago, as communists and suspected communists were being blacklisted and debates spread over the future of American democracy, John Steinbeck — a resident of Paris at the time —...