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At age 97, pioneering Black businessman George E. Johnson has finally written his memoir

Oct. 30, 2024 12:46 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — As he approached his mid-90s, pioneering Black businessman George E. Johnson unexpectedly found himself determined — even called — to write his memoir. Johnson's “Afro Sheen: How I Revolutionized an Industry with the Golden Rule, from Soul Train to Wall...

Tina Knowles to tell her story in 'Matriarch,' a memoir scheduled for next year

Oct. 29, 2024 08:52 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Knowles will have a memoir out next spring with a title that will not surprise her many admirers. The fashion designer and mother of Beyoncé, Solange Knowles and “bonus daughter” Kelly Rowland has a deal with Random House Publishing Group for...

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Oct. 24, 2024 14:07 PM EDT

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Waiting" bt Michael Connelly (Little, Brown) 2. “Counting Miracles” by Nicholas Sparks (Random House) 3. “The Book of Bill” by Alex Hirsch (Hyperion Avenue) 4. “The Women” by Kristin Hannah (St....

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Oct. 22, 2024 11:52 AM EDT

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. The Waiting by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown and Company) 2. War by Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster) 3. Framed by Jim Mccloskey & John Grisham (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group) 4. Lies He...

Percival Everett's 'James' wins $50,000 Kirkus Prize for fiction

Oct. 16, 2024 21:07 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett's novel “James,” his acclaimed reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” has won a $50,000 prize that continues Everett's recent wave of literary honors. On Wednesday night, “James” was awarded the Kirkus Prize for fiction....

Entertainment and lifestyle titan Barry Diller will have memoir out next spring

Oct. 16, 2024 08:02 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Barry Diller has a memoir coming out next spring, covering a life that could fill multiple volumes. Simon & Schuster announced Wednesday that Diller's “Who Knew” will be released May 20, following his rise from the mail room of the William Morris Agency to...

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Oct. 15, 2024 16:04 PM EDT

Nonfiction 1. From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough, narrated by Riley Keough and Julia Roberts (Random House Audio) 2. Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, narrated by the author (Little, Brown & Company) ...

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Oct. 15, 2024 11:49 AM EDT

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. From Here to the Great Unknown: Oprah’s Book Club by Lisa Marie Presley & Riley Keough (Random House Publishing Group) 2. Identity Unknown by Patricia Cornwell (Grand Central Publishing) 3. Lies He Told Me by...

A chilling nonfiction thriller about nuclear war is up for the UK's Baillie Gifford book prize

Oct. 10, 2024 20:52 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — A chilling, thriller-like account of how a nuclear war might unfold and two award-winning novelists are among finalists announced Thursday for Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize. American writer Annie Jacobsen’s “Nuclear War: A Scenario” is one of six...

Riley Keough felt a duty to finish Lisa Marie Presley’s book on Elvis, grief, addiction and love

Oct. 09, 2024 10:57 AM EDT

Riley Keough was quick to agree to help complete her mother’s memoir. She thought they’d write it together, reflecting on her extraordinary upbringing and life, but it became a much greater responsibility after Lisa Marie Presley’ssudden death in 2023. Finishing the task her...