Well, here’s a plot twist: Years after The Office sang its swan song on NBC in 2013, multiple members of the show’s crew say that Steve Carell, who left the show in 2011, had not wanted to leave. The actor, they say, was willing to sign on for a couple more years—but Peacock execs never asked him back. Rolling Stone writer Andy Greene’s book The Office: […]
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My phone has never been so busy. If I wanted, I could spend 12 hours a day typing. I have a groove in the pinky of my right hand from holding the edge. This started last Saturday. They haven’t stopped trying to book. Someone in D.C. connected to the relief effort texted recently that the trains were still running. When I ignored that, he said he […]
Authors Jason Reynolds, left, and Ibram X. Kendi spoke to students at a high school in Washington D.C. about their new book, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You. Elissa Nadworny/NPR After his award-winning book came out in 2016, Ibram X. Kendi heard from people everywhere, telling him it opened their eyes to a new way of looking at history. “They were coming up to me and saying, […]
We will publish your book because we believe no one’s life story should be silenced, and that all sides deserve a fair hearing. We will publish your book because we trust that adults should have a free choice whether to read it or not. We will publish your book because we are against corporate cowardice that becomes corporate censorship. We will publish your book because we […]
At our currently fraught moment in American history, New York Times bestselling authors Dan Abrams and David Fisher have reached back in time to tell a story of turmoil at the founding of our nation that resonates to this day. The colonies were ready to explode in the wake of The Boston Massacre, and while the people cried for blood, a fair and credible trial for the British soldiers […]
Jessica Simpson is back in the news, this time in her own words. Her in her new memoir, Open Book, Simpson writes honestly about her career as a pop singer, her marriage to and divorce from Nick Lachey, her stint on reality TV, and her time with John Mayer. And she reflects on becoming a fashion mogul with a billion-dollar company. But she also opens up […]
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton told an audience at Vanderbilt University on Wednesday night that his testimony in President Trump’s impeachment proceedings would have had no impact on the outcome of the trial, despite assurances from Congressional Democrats of game-changing revelations based on leaked sections of his upcoming book. “People can argue about what I should have said and what I should have done,” said […]
ABC’s The View ripped into former national security advisor John Bolton over his new book and his argument that the White House is holding up publication due to security concerns. During a discussion on Tuesday’s episode, co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Meghan McCain, and Sunny Hostin took turns lambasting the former advisor tuned critic of President Donald Trump. “But, you know, you’re kind of late, man. […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images Former White House national security adviser John Bolton was pilloried by political followers who are not impressed by his ongoing attempts to gin up interest for his upcoming memoir. In a forum event at Duke University on Monday, Bolton hyped up his book by claiming he would details about the Donald Trump administration that go beyond the president’s dealings with Ukraine. As Bolton […]
Anderson Cooper tonight lightly swiped at John Bolton for “continuing to tease, not tell” with respect to his upcoming book about his time in the Trump administration. Bolton was very cagey at an event today at Duke University, saying there are things he can’t discuss because the book is still in pre-publication review and swiping at White House attempts at “censorship.” He was directly asked about […]
Fox News host Sean Hannity continued going after CNN’s Brian Stelter tonight, after multiple swipes at him over the weekend invoking Michael Avenatti and how Stelter had taken him seriously on his CNN show Reliable Sources. Hannity was apparently set off by Stelter making inquiries for his upcoming book. For my forthcoming book about Fox and Trump, I sent fact-checking Q’s to some of Hannity’s lawyers […]
Congressman Denny Heck (WA) slammed former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton for continuing to play coy about telling the public about the president’s attempts at a Ukraine quid pro quo and instead teasing those details will be revealed in his upcoming book. Speaking with CNN’s Kate Bolduan, Heck condemned Bolton for flip-flopping about his willingness to testify to the House and Senate, respectively, after a […]
John Bolton spoke at Duke University tonight and did not go into any sort of detail about his book — reportedly still under pre-publication review — though he alluded to it and hinted at what has to say multiple times. Reporters in the room at Bolton’s event detailed how cagey Bolton was about sharing details that he apparently lays out in his book, including his thoughts […]