Book excerpt: "The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X"
This new biography of the human rights activist by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and his daughter was the National Book Award winner for Best Nonfiction of 2020
Books
Book excerpt: "The Night Watchman" by Louise Erdrich
The National Book Award-winning novelist returns with a story inspired by the life of her grandfather, a leader of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa tribe in the 1950s
John le Carré, definitive Cold War spy novelist, has died at 89
"We have lost a great figure of English literature," said publisher Curtis Brown CEO Johnny Geller.
Nancy Drew turns 90
It's no mystery why the venerable teenage girl detective has resonated with generations of fans.
"Humans": Connecting with the world one photo at a time
A decade ago Brandon Stanton began photographing and interviewing random strangers on the streets of New York; since then he's taken his camera around the world, making the human connections we need now more than ever.
Charlie Mackesy's lessons in kindness
Through whimsical sketches and simple, yet sage, advice, the British artist's bestselling "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse" manages to distill what's most important about life, including kindness, empathy, perseverance and love
Los Angeles bookstore thriving amid pandemic
While many bookstores are struggling during the coronavirus pandemic, one bookstore in Los Angeles is booming like never before. "Eso Won," a landmark bookstore in Leimert Park, is seeing a surge of readers dropping by looking for literature on race and social justice. Lilia Luciano has more.
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" author on his books
Jeff Kinney's "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" books have sold a stunning 250 million copies, and generated four movies. The celebrated author is currently out with his fifteenth book in the series, along with a slew of off-shoots. Jeff Glor caught up with Kinney on his recent socially-distanced tour.
Book excerpt: The origin story of Estée Lauder, from "The Company I Keep"
Leonard Lauder writes of how his mother founded a company that would become a global behemoth, starting with beauty creams cooked up in the kitchen
Steve Martin and Harry Bliss on the concise joy of cartoons
The multi-talented comic can now claim "cartoonist" for his resume, collaborating with New Yorker illustrator Harry Bliss on a collection of humorous one-panel gems, "A Wealth of Pigeons"
Independent booksellers write a new chapter during COVID-19
Bookstores like the Strand in New York and EyeSeeMe in St. Louis are finding ways to cope during the coronavirus pandemic, thanks to a community of readers that wants them to survive
Lenny Kravitz on finding his voice
The Grammy-winning singer, with an introspective new memoir, "Let Love Rule," talks about his struggles with identity, the road to rock stardom, and his extended, blended family
Book Excerpt: "His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, A Life"
The latest book by bestselling historian Jonathan Alter is the first full-length biography of the 39th president
The New Season: Fall fiction titles
Washington Post book reviewer Ron Charles previews a few of the most hotly-anticipated novels and short story collections coming to bookstores this fall
Book excerpt: "The Silence" by Don DeLillo
The award-winning author's latest work is a novel keenly appropriate for a time of calamity and social dislocation
Book excerpt: "Missionaries" by Phil Klay
The author of the National Book Award-winning short story collection "Redeployment" is back with an epic novel about the moral complexities of geopolitics and modern warfare
Book excerpt: "Jack" by Marilynne Robinson
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author returns to the setting of her acclaimed novels "Gilead," "Home" and "Lila"
Book excerpt: "Magic Lessons" by Alice Hoffman
The author returns with a prequel to "Practical Magic" and "The Rules of Magic," which tells the origins of the Owens family's history of curses and intimations of witchcraft
Book excerpt: "Memorial" by Bryan Washington
The author's new novel tells of a mixed-race gay couple whose relationship is tested by family estrangements and separation
Book excerpt: "The Office of Historical Corrections" by Danielle Evans
A new collection of stories in which characters grapple with issues of race and culture
"The Pillars of Earth" author on new novel
Ken Follett has sold more than 170 million books, including the acclaimed novel "The Pillars of Earth." Now, Follett is out with a prequel titled "The Evening and the Morning," a historical epic about the world emerging from the Dark Ages, a time of terror, back to something that resembles quality and class: the Middle Ages. Jeff Glor spoke to the groundbreaking author just outside of London.
Book excerpt: "Compromised" by Peter Strzok
The former FBI Special Agent writes of the Bureau's investigation into members of Trump's circle and their ties to Russia
Book excerpt: "Piranesi" by Susanna Clarke
The bestselling novelist follows her award-winning debut, "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell," with a magical, labyrinthine fantasy
Book excerpt: "Transcendent Kingdom" by Yaa Gyasi
In the new novel by the author of "Homecoming," Ghanaian immigrants in Alabama search for the answers to their family's suffering by turning to science and to faith
Book excerpt: "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents"
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson digs beneath historic, systemic racism to examine social hierarchies that transcend classifications based on race, gender or class
Entertainment
Tom Skerritt, known for roles in "Alien," "Picket Fences," dies at 93
John Anderson, country music Hall of Famer, dies at 71
Christina Applegate reveals she was misdiagnosed with MS
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Theranos whistleblower calls Holmes "almost unrecognizable" in film
Cindy Crawford and family break silence on Presley Gerber's death
Rosalía on "Lux" and her devotion to music
Natural-born actor John Turturro: "I'm at a very fruitful time"
The inseparable legacies of Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner
Judge dismisses child sex abuse charges against actor Timothy Busfield
Sally Rooney books off U.K. shelves over Palestine Action support
Hilary Swank announces she's pregnant with third child at 52
911 call shows efforts to save Hayden Panettiere on day she died
Netflix cutting workforce as its revenue growth slows
Duane "Keffe D" Davis sentenced to 40 years to life for Tupac's murder
