Small bookstores are booming after nearly being wiped out
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Books
Michelle Obama's book sells 1.4M copies in a week
"Becoming" is well exceeding the pace of previous memoirs by first ladies
Oprah Book Club's newest selection: Michelle Obama's "Becoming"
The former first lady's personal story is called "a tour de force ... exquisitely written [and] vivid"
"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
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
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
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
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"
New book features rare photos of Led Zeppelin
"Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin" chronicles the legendary band's 50-year history with previously-unseen images
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
Monty Python's Eric Idle still looking on the "Bright Side of Life"
"We took it very, very seriously, to be funny"
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
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
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
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
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"
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
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"
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
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
"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
Passage: Tom Wolfe
"Sunday Morning" looks back at the writer whose non-fiction and novels were as distinctive as his attire
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
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"
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
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
