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"Big Little Lies" author Liane Moriarty says a joke inspired her latest novel
Her latest page-turner, "Nine Perfect Strangers," follows people trying to transform their lives at a wellness retreat run by an eccentric leader
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In posthumous message, Stephen Hawking warns "what will cripple the Earth"
Stephen Hawking writes humanity behaving with "reckless indifference to our future on planet Earth," according to report
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Tina Turner on love at first sight, sexiness on stage, and divas
The music legend talks about her memoir, "My Love Story," and opens up about Ike Turner, falling for a younger man, and why she wanted to win over the women in the audience
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Tina Turner on her voice, finding serenity and losing a son
The legendary singer, now 78, has written a memoir, "My Love Story," and opens up about her years with Ike Turner, falling for a younger man, Buddhism, and the suicide earlier this year of her son, Craig
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Busy Philipps says James Franco assaulted her on "Freaks"
Philipps writes about the alleged incident with Franco in her new book, "This Will Only Hurt A Little"
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Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page on the band's "life-changing" first rehearsal
The first book by the legendary band's surviving members features an extensive archive of previously-unseen photos
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7 books to read this summer
New York Times Book Review staff editor Lauren Christensen joins Vladimir Duthiers to discuss some of the fiction and non-fiction reads she recommends this summer.
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Todd Fisher on life with Carrie & Debbie
The son of one Hollywood legend and the brother of another talks about his memoir, "My Girls," and a lifetime in the orbit of two irrepressible stars
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The raw Instagram poetry of Yrsa Daley-Ward
"I talk about universal things," says the poet and author, who also explores the role social media can play in forging human connection
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Book excerpt: "Reporter: A Memoir" by Seymour Hersh
In this excerpt the Pulitzer-winning investigative journalist describes the instincts and tenacity that came into play in uncovering the greatest political scandal of the 20th century
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Ben Rhodes: I'd be "surprised" if Israel didn't know about spy firm
Intelligence agency with ties to Israeli government were "somehow operating" without the country's knowledge in trying to dig up dirt on Obama administration
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Bill Clinton and James Patterson co-author a political beach read
The former president and the world's bestselling author collaborate on a thriller about a super POTUS combating both a cyber attack and impeachment, "The President Is Missing"
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Ben Rhodes: Trump reverses Obama policies just because they were Obama's
Former deputy national security advisor says that despite current policies, America's future will be more like Obama's presidency than Trump's
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Passage: Philip Roth and Robert Indiana
This week we saw the passing of two American originals: the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and the pop artist renowned for "Love"
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Philip Roth: An appreciation by Bill Flanagan
Says the fury that animated much of the novelist's best writing was not apparent in the writer
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From 2010: A rare look at author Philip Roth
Philip Roth, who died on May 22, 2018, has been called "America's greatest living novelist" many times over. Roth rarely did interviews, but he invited "Sunday Morning" into his home. And that's where Rita Braver sat down with him to talk about his work, his life, and his legacy, in a story originally broadcast on October 3, 2010.
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Stephen King on "The Outsider" and where his ideas come from
King's latest novel explores what happens when irrefutable evidence is complicated by an ironclad alibi
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"The Restless Wave": Parting words from John McCain
Co-writer Mark Salter talks about the themes of the latest memoir by the 81-year-old Arizona senator, who has been diagnosed with brain cancer
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Passage: Tom Wolfe
"Sunday Morning" looks back at the writer whose non-fiction and novels were as distinctive as his attire
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From 2006: Writer Tom Wolfe on journalism and voyeurism
An acclaimed practitioner of "new journalism" and author of such bestsellers as "The Right Stuff" and "The Bonfire of the Vanities," writer Tom Wolfe died on Monday, May 14, 2018. In this interview with CBS News' Harry Smith originally broadcast on "Sunday Morning" January 15, 2006, Wolfe talks about his journey from newspaper reporter to novelist; the difference between journalism and voyeurism; and his iconic white suits (which he admits he began wearing "by accident").
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How "Ready Player One" author Ernie Cline finally won
An aspiring writer turned his love of pop culture into a bestselling novel, now the basis of a blockbuster movie from Steven Spielberg
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Sean Penn: The actor turns a page
The two-time Oscar-winner, who says he no longer enjoys acting, debuts his first novel, the dark comedy "Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff"
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Junot Díaz on his first children's book, "Islandborn"
A new book by the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" tells of an immigrant's roots from a child's perspective
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Brad Meltzer on the secret message of "The Escape Artist"
The New York Times bestselling writer talks about his latest thriller
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Rupi Kaur on the simplicity of her poetry and the rise of "Instapoets"
The bestselling author of "the sun and her flowers" talks about writing as catharsis, protest and revelation
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7 books to read this summer
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From 2006: Writer Tom Wolfe on journalism and voyeurism
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From 2010: A rare look at author Philip Roth
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Former President Bill Clinton and James Patterson team up in new thriller novel
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Author Junot Díaz on his first children's book, "Islandborn"
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Tayari Jones on inspiration behind "An American Marriage"
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Photographer Harry Benson's new book celebrates his career
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Brad Meltzer on the secret message of "The Escape Artist"
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Stanley Bing on futuristic society in "Immortal Life"
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Tina Brown on "The Vanity Fair Diaries," vision for magazine
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Author David Grann on Amazon's Book of the Year: "Killers of the Flower Moon"
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Ta-Nehisi Coates on race, hope and speaking out
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John Grisham on how the student debt crisis inspired "The Rooster Bar"
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2017 National Book Award finalists revealed
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Ta-Nehisi Coates on Trump's rise, Obama's legacy and "We Were Eight Years in Power"
Galleries
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Adult coloring book fad
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Harper Lee 1926-2016
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150 years of "Alice in Wonderland"
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Stunning aerial photos of Vincent Laforet
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Jackie Collins:1937-2015
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A changing landscape in "Common Ground"
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J.D. Salinger's New Hampshire house for sale
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John Lennon drawings up for auction
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