LaDarrion Williams’ dream-come-true tale sounds like a Hollywood rags-to-riches film, about a kid from a small town who packs up and moves to Los Angeles to make his fantasy a reality, struggles and suffers but defies the odds and then some. In Williams’ case, success has finally arrived with “Blood at the Root,” his first novel in a three-book deal, a series that centers on a Black boy in a young-adult fantasy saga — the kind of fiction he wishes had existed when he was a kid. Williams grew up...
The third annual Richmond Book Festival took place this weekend and featured the Lit Limo, student performances and lots of discount books for sale.
From Brittney Griner's memoir to Kevin Kwan's glitzy new novel.
Over the last year, we've alerted our readers to specific RedState articles that Google has demonetized, meaning that no ads can be shown on those articles and RedState doesn't receive any revenue on them, for allegedly violating its guidelines. Google claims the offending articles contain "dangerous or derogatory content" or "unreliable and harmful claims," but what they really contain is content Google and/or the government deem dangerous to groupthink and the accepted narratives – content...
Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising titles, fiction and nonfiction, to consider for your May reading list. Whether it’s first love or obsessive love or family love, May’s new releases have a lot to say about that which makes the world go ’round. However, if you’re disinclined to pick up a love story, there’s also a U.S. history-based memoir, a great beach read set on Cape Cod and the autobiography of a self-titled “feminist punk.” Happy reading! Shanghailanders: A Novel By Juli Min...
There is an abundance of literature available for those interested in all things equestrian. Whether you want to learn more about the history of the sport, or find out how to bet on horse racing, there are plenty of resources both online and in books. Here are some of the most highly recommended books on […]
In recent decades, corporate consolidation of the book industry has shrunk the number of and the visions of publishing houses, concentrating power at the top of the remaining Big Five, prioritizing profitability over cultural contribution. Countering that contraction, the 2020 murder of George Floyd has triggered long-overdue inclusionary change in America, and in American book publishing. One manifestation of that change also began that year, when publishing veteran Molly Stern, former senior...
We need a beach and a Kindle STAT! Given the avalanche of successful book-to-screen adaptations that have descended upon Hollywood in recent years—think House of the Dragon, Daisy Jones and the
Sammy Wallace has not only written one book, but two books by the age of 9 years old.
Sammy Wallace has not only written one book, but two books by the age of 9 years old.
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April 26 (UPI) — The hush money trial of Donald Trump reached its fourth day Friday with former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker on the witness stand for cross-examination by the defense. Pecker testified Friday morning that he did not want to be involved in publishing the story about adult film actress Stormy Daniels’ alleged […] The post Ex-publisher says he wanted nothing to do with Stormy Daniels affair story first appeared on Gephardt Daily.