https://www.cbsnews.com/ Sunday Morning Books From CBSNews.com Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:10:11 -0400 5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jill-biden-on-life-in-and-after-the-white-house/ The former first lady discusses her new memoir, "View from the East Wing," and talks about Joe Biden's legacy, his health, the challenges he faced as president, and the demolition of the White House's East Wing by President Trump to erect a ballroom. Sun, 31 May 2026 10:19:44 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/31/6730e16c-e45a-4f37-96f7-d8cba3939759/thumbnail/60x60/33e1cf8142d969d68b7235f9b3868476/jill-biden-a-1280.jpg 7b96160e-be1f-497d-9854-b0689eebbc0b https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-mcwhorter-being-strange-reconstructing-fats-wallers-long-forgotten-broadway-musical/ John McWhorter talks about his book, "Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America," published in 2000, along with one of his latest projects. Sun, 31 May 2026 09:56:08 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/24/1005113f-10b4-487a-b38e-3ffe4a77b87d/thumbnail/60x60/827998b7825f89bcdf24d93112391371/screenshot-2026-05-24-at-7-43-42-am.png d6e96820-892b-4ffa-9ff2-3e694fe6e67e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-view-from-the-east-wing-by-jill-biden/ The former first lady writes of her four years in the White House, her advocacy, and the challenges facing the Biden presidency, from the COVID pandemic and the January 6 insurrection, to the president's health. Sun, 31 May 2026 09:30:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/29/c4e266e8-32c0-43aa-b2d9-032e4842d52c/thumbnail/60x60/049b39c1e1a4b143caed11e1233e2b22/view-from-the-east-wing-cover-gallery-books-1280.jpg 1748bbcd-c0fc-4d09-a80f-aa75d4f3ace7 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-marilyn-the-lost-photographs-the-last-interview/ To mark the centenary of Marilyn Monroe, her last interview and last formal photo shoot, for Life Magazine writer Richard Meryman and photographer Allan Grant, are now presented in an expanded edition for the first time. Sun, 31 May 2026 09:21:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/28/c11b8910-73d3-4a96-9aa6-2c44847976a7/thumbnail/60x60/b9a9af61406eabb03d39b2b2aabecb6b/marilyn-the-lost-photographs-the-last-interview-weldon-owen-cover-1280.jpg 53c881d5-450f-4329-af18-7d4019a814dc https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-city-rises-again-from-the-ashes-but-will-it-be-strong-enough/ In Los Angeles, rebuilding after last year's devastating wildfires has been a race to the status quo, with speed winning out over safety and strength. Sun, 10 May 2026 10:02:57 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/08/65357f0a-ae03-4754-9049-d6e0dd22f049/thumbnail/60x60/57e43d058b443bd4a97a60af688aad3a/pacific-palisades-rebuilding-getty-2254378560.jpg 277cd2f9-b1f9-486c-b766-16a57291a39c https://www.cbsnews.com/news/motherless-daughters-coming-together/ Twenty years ago, Hope Edelman, author of the bestseller "Motherless Daughters," founded a global support network for women who, like her, were young when their mothers died – to share tears, sisterhood and affirmation. Sun, 10 May 2026 09:59:16 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/09/6e3ced7c-60f7-4abf-a3de-5ffb5d6944c5/thumbnail/60x60/37ba853fd889faad78583d9790554802/motherless-daughters-1280.jpg 6496cabd-2583-4d8b-9067-60973e7bc675 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/martha-stewart-how-to-make-an-omelet/ In her latest book, "The Martha Way," Martha Stewart shares her classic methods for cooking – the building blocks essential to every home chef. Sun, 10 May 2026 09:25:57 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/09/dd105200-cb67-40f2-a0b3-bbcb5d6221d2/thumbnail/60x60/150a686d118b16d0ac4eee39197416fa/omelet-01-close-up-1280.jpg dacd1700-88bd-4c6c-a674-d950e27bb4e4 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-torched-by-jonathan-vigliotti-pacific-palisades-altadena/ In his new book, the CBS News correspondent writes of the warning posed by the inadequate response to last year's catastrophic wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in Southern California – as well as to the daunting task of rebuilding. Sun, 10 May 2026 06:00:08 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/08/74ab1aa3-50be-41d1-a380-956b21ed7ead/thumbnail/60x60/1142faa9d3a9a7da8bc67c977d408f5c/torched-cover-one-signal-atria-books-1280.jpg cf1905aa-d6b6-4490-9837-0496efcea9e5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-a-course-called-home-by-tom-coyne/ The bestselling author and editor of The Golfer's Journal teed up for a challenge – taking over operations of a failing nine-hole community golf course in New York's Catskill Mountains – and writes of the tribulations that were par for the course. Sun, 03 May 2026 11:07:43 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/01/5a46a0c0-aaec-4199-9ae5-236652b29525/thumbnail/60x60/f51c8134606717df9104089693221a5d/a-course-called-home-avid-reader-press-1280.jpg 90f0fa60-95f5-449e-bf46-056dae7e2126 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-coyne-on-becoming-an-accidental-golf-course-owner/ When the Golfer's Journal editor visited a nine-hole course in New York's Catskills that had seen better days and was up for sale, he took on a new challenge: running the course for a year to see if he could turn it around. Sun, 03 May 2026 10:23:07 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/03/3b229cf5-71ea-457a-aace-a4110492dca7/thumbnail/60x60/e101bd2cad7db47944af791471a9411d/golfer-at-sullivan-county-1280.jpg 436e4d62-d09d-49cd-9628-9ae0d39313ab https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-the-new-tourist-by-paige-mcclanahan/ Journalist Paige McClanahan writes about how tourism shapes societies and individuals, and about the need to redefine the meaning of "tourist" in today's shrinking world. Sun, 03 May 2026 09:21:49 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/01/ca14177a-63f4-437e-a179-bc02656782c1/thumbnail/60x60/25c81b291de3d4600d7ebd92a107bff1/the-new-tourist-cover-scribner-1280.jpg 5732dc9c-be90-4a80-a40e-e5dd5b78a6fe https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-the-first-eight-by-jim-clyburn/ The South Carolina Democrat, the ninth Black man to represent his state in the House of Representatives, writes of his predecessors who helped direct the course of America during and after Reconstruction. Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:59:49 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/25/bb5fd6be-31ff-49d4-9b28-a51f24621928/thumbnail/60x60/22f23e7b85af59561cc9db95627a3339/the-first-eight-cover-little-brown-1280.jpg 55dc5731-d1ef-417b-8cdd-053238c5fb48 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rep-jim-clyburn-on-protecting-democracy-i-dont-think-the-american-people-are-doing-enough/ In recent decades, South Carolina has become the Democratic Party's make-or-break proving ground for White House hopefuls - and Jim Clyburn, the state's sole Black Democrat in the House, is one of the party's most important voices. Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:29:52 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/25/0ebd5af9-9d89-44db-a1d5-24e064cad166/thumbnail/60x60/0cf0511c622ffc61dbc27d149d5c947e/jim-clyburn-1280.jpg be5cce24-10b2-4364-ab5f-29b739001ddc https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-stand-by-cory-booker/ At a time when our nation is splintered in many areas of public life, the New Jersey Senator writes how virtue is a strategy to rekindle the belief that Americans' destiny is bound together. Sun, 22 Mar 2026 10:25:19 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/03/19/1a773050-fed1-4367-9369-f2249f11aeca/thumbnail/60x60/a7c74f48e5fed539d962809abb74b5ea/stand-cover-st-martins-press-1280.jpg 390f585b-f5b9-44fd-b515-a2b537680618 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cory-booker-we-the-people-are-the-heroes-this-country-needs/ The New Jersey Senator has been a face of the Democratic Party's resistance to the Trump administration. He expresses his hopes for our nation in a new book, "Stand," in which he encourages Americans to stand together, reminding us of our shared virtues. Sun, 22 Mar 2026 10:24:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/03/21/53fb904b-6afc-49bd-8177-6eda6a840331/thumbnail/60x60/50760100267a77ba5b8e05e1cfb50a35/cory-booker-int-a-1280.jpg 77a37cb6-62d1-4e2c-a702-3be23a0fe232 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sid-caesar-book-excerpt-when-caesar-was-king-by-david-margolick/ David Margolick's biography of Sid Caesar explores how the 1950s comic reinvented the art of comedy in the new medium of television. Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:54:16 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/03/19/54110049-010e-4f61-91d4-a4ee47b462dd/thumbnail/60x60/c32931f06198eb59c45665e6d8ac3293/when-caesar-was-king-cover-schocken-1280.jpg 7f866dc9-5429-4e25-a979-54dae8c0e1a8 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/when-caesar-was-king-how-sid-caesar-reinvented-comedy-for-tv/ A master of humor, slapstick and accents, his 1950s series "Your Show of Shows" and "Caesar's Hour" rewrote the rules of comedy in the new medium of television. Biographer David Margolick and comedian Robert Klein discuss Sid Caesar's unique gifts. Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:42:55 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/03/21/fe5a6afb-5437-410a-a330-7e1019b5473c/thumbnail/60x60/69f50c4f63f33a7a7fb39de4554d8379/sid-caesar-getty-156799321-1280.jpg adf2ea15-80a7-49ef-a7cb-8f49a7295b01 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-table-4-at-the-river-cafe-by-ruthie-rogers/ The chef and podcaster's new book features interviews with famous names who reminisce about the comforts of food. Sat, 21 Mar 2026 10:12:01 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/03/20/0e11e1a1-1cd0-488e-b114-42eb27255323/thumbnail/60x60/064247f6cc7373db2e4df4a61af7f38f/table-4-at-the-river-cafe-cover-gallery-books-1280.jpg f77b07df-2bea-480e-a1fe-cbf63c66130c https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-the-meaning-of-your-life-by-arthur-c-brooks/ In his latest book, the New York Times bestselling author writes of a cultural crisis: an increase in anxiety and depression, concurrent with a rise in social media use, during what he terms an "Age of Emptiness." Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:04:11 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/03/19/3e2f738a-db11-4e4d-b8ba-155baa5a6cca/thumbnail/60x60/b014224a7a0b42842184d6b357faee9f/meaning-of-your-life-cover-portfolio-1280.jpg 2f5d73b8-5a0b-49eb-a9a4-0c053b057a36 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/viola-davis-and-her-latest-co-star-author-james-patterson/ The Oscar-winning actress often writes book-length biographies for the characters she portrays on screen. And now she's written an actual book: "Judge Stone," a courtroom thriller co-authored with bestselling writer James Patterson. Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:36:13 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/03/07/fb5d0c92-1ca5-49ea-b1ec-88b341879519/thumbnail/60x60/f6bcc1d9b9d3fcb0ce66419f4c30a576/viola-davis-and-james-patterson-1280.jpg 8c7a6d97-ecd1-4d90-bee8-91ef767790fa https://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-goldman-sachs-ceo-lloyd-blankfein-talks-wall-street-crises-past-and-future/ In his new memoir, "Streetwise," the former CEO of Goldman Sachs writes about a life that stretched from the projects of New York City to the pinnacle of Wall Street. Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:29:37 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/03/07/91b1d0d3-aca0-4770-93ac-442c2d232e91/thumbnail/60x60/74070f95c7a46c21c622573ba3869615/lloyd-blankfein-with-jo-ling-kent-1280.jpg 195713f2-80b4-44a6-bcac-da34e8ec2c81 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-streetwise-by-lloyd-blankfein/ In his new memoir, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs writes about a life that stretched from the projects of New York City to the pinnacle of Wall Street. Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:27:47 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/02/27/4fb97c4e-e6f9-40b4-bd84-3d245649d262/thumbnail/60x60/31827513702aab83a20cf87e0973baf6/streetwise-cover-penguin-press-1280.jpg 3909c286-cbea-4e7d-b590-a8ea0e2575af https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-apple-the-first-50-years-by-david-pogue/ The "CBS Sunday Morning" correspondent's latest book examines how, in its first half-century, the company founded by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs remade the culture – and then, incredibly, remade itself. Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:32:10 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/03/08/d6abc3aa-df68-4d2e-a106-f6d96cc2aefd/thumbnail/60x60/378f893f503514b53efa81b8c1981db7/apple-cover-simon-and-schuster-1280.jpg 0972c759-f5fc-4623-b77d-ea17ccb66411 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-judge-stone-by-viola-davis-james-patterson/ The Academy Award-winning actress and the bestselling writer team up for a courtroom thriller that touches on the lightning-rod issue of abortion. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:18:16 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/03/06/d621d620-c0c8-47f0-b341-918135760eb3/thumbnail/60x60/81f766686a6c1642bf74980cff3a81d4/judge-stone-cover-little-brown-1280.jpg ac3210f8-a800-43ae-b7c0-09597cc4a16d https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marc-shaiman-memoir-never-mind-the-happy-broadway-hollywood-composer/ A Tony Award-winner for "Hairspray," and a seven-time Oscar nominee, Marc Shaiman has written about his nearly 50 years in show business in a new memoir, "Never Mind the Happy: Showbiz Stories From a Sore Winner." Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:43:13 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/03/01/c6406e39-c609-450c-b1ac-2968c59674ac/thumbnail/60x60/a58aed3e71a98ab4463eaa5485cb4715/marc-shaiman-1280.jpg 74977573-b859-48b9-bbca-142e69529901 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-never-mind-the-happy-by-marc-shaiman/ In his memoir, the Tony Award-winning composer of such hits as Broadway's "Hairspray" writes of his half-century in show business, which grew in part from his youthful worship of Bette Midler - an adoration that would grow into a collaboration. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:33:07 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/02/27/577e25f0-424b-4a18-b56f-37b7b8a572a1/thumbnail/60x60/cf4d7e8e3b669aa4f9d99fda63fe4027/never-mind-the-happy-cover-regalo-press-1280.jpg 74bb20c5-4ed8-4c33-9d95-a546c3937a54 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-we-the-women-by-norah-odonnell/ In her new book, the CBS News journalist highlights women who pushed America to live up to its founding promises of liberty, equality, and the pursuit of happiness for all. Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:23:53 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/02/20/31f847a2-f01b-41d8-a067-8ecc9f56c7d6/thumbnail/60x60/911ffe4486b4b07b3951fe3428a5ecb4/we-the-women-cover-1280.jpg 6e063c44-6222-41c5-a61a-2d5189893121 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/norah-odonnell-on-we-the-women-about-the-unsung-heroines-of-america/ The CBS News journalist's new book tells the often-overlooked stories of women who helped shape our nation, from the single female whose name appears on the Declaration of Independence, to the first Black woman to argue a case before the Supreme Court. Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:23:20 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/02/21/da3146a8-32b9-4416-affb-834376f90187/thumbnail/60x60/6d52bffbcc1431f415682fd73c357cb8/suffragists-1280.jpg c07d96ae-868c-4929-a344-b779c221edb0 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/extended-interview-mel-robbins/ In this web exclusive, author and podcaster Mel Robbins talks with Norah O'Donnell about "The Let Them Theory." Sun, 01 Feb 2026 10:09:00 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/02/01/fc8b6c74-57c3-4757-a99c-1fd36ce5accf/thumbnail/60x60/ba92ab4c13a2015404ad7440e0899bde/extended-mel-robbins-1920.jpg 353659e8-0a84-4157-9a32-292382704cf8 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/extended-interview-oprah-winfrey/ In this web exclusive, Oprah Winfrey sits down with Jane Pauley to discuss her lifelong struggles with weight, which she writes about in her new book, "Enough." She also talks about how it affected the journey from her early days in broadcasting to leading a media empire. Sun, 11 Jan 2026 13:43:00 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/01/11/21b142d5-c833-48ec-9d28-3512a84002df/thumbnail/60x60/ea3a09bd53fcb240f30c63dc1aefadbf/extended-winfrey-1920.jpg 605ff910-0963-49d9-b248-08bb47ff4fa8