Percival Everett, Jason De León selected as winners of the 2024 National Book Awards
Percival Everett won the National Book Award for Fiction for James, a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn told from Jim's point of view. In the non-fiction category, Jason de Leon's “The Soldier and the King: Survival and Hope in a World of Smugglers'' won. Winners were selected by a committee of authors, critics, […]
National Book Award goes to father of Ta-Nehisi Coates, publisher of antisemitic books
W. Paul Coates, the father of journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, won the prestigious National Book Award despite claims that his company published brazenly anti-Semitic novels. The literary nonprofit National Book Foundation has since defended its decision to award Coates a lifetime achievement award. “The National Book Foundation condemns anti-Semitism, homophobia, Islamophobia, racism, and all forms of […]
Jordan Peterson’s new book puts the Bible in a modern context
Clinical psychologist, lecturer, and author Dr. Jordan Peterson provides insightful analysis of the Bible in his latest book. In We Who Wrestle with God: Perceptions of the Divine, released November 19th, he argues that the stories written in scripture can guide everyone's life, regardless of their religious viewpoint. I am doing it. “If you can't […]
Bill Clinton reveals his 'rules of politics' in new book
Former President Clinton said some of his “political rules” include not bringing “your emotions” into work, never drinking in public, and taking criticism “seriously, not personally.” is made clear. in Excerpt published on Friday In his upcoming memoir, “Citizen: My Life After the White House,” the 42nd president reveals “Clinton's Rules of Politics,” designed to […]
How Pete Hegseth’s book on ‘woke’ Pentagon helped secure secretary of defense nomination
FOX News personality and Army National Guard veteran Peter Hegseth's latest book decries the military's embrace of “woke” ideology and helped secure President-elect Donald Trump's nomination to be secretary of defense. On Tuesday night, President Trump, a vocal supporter of the “Fox & Friends Weekend” co-host, advocated for the ouster of military leadership to force […]
Children’s book author spun web of tall tales in husband’s murder: prosecutors
Prosecutors say Kuri Richens, a Utah mother of three who wrote a children's book about her grief after the alleged murder of her husband in 2022, had her personal information stolen as part of an “elaborate charade.” He said he wanted to show off his “achievements” and “status.” Prosecutors' argument that Ms. Richins wanted to […]
Celeb Chef Children’s Book Cancelled Over ‘Tropes and Stereotypes’
LONDON (AP) – A children's book written by British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been pulled from sale after being criticized for being offensive to Indigenous Australians. The Guardian reported on Saturday that the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Corporation said Billy's Epic Escape, published earlier this year, used a series of metaphors […]
Jamie Oliver apologises after his children’s book is criticised for ‘stereotyping’ First Nations Australians | Jamie Oliver
Jamie Oliver says he is “devastated” by the insult he has caused Indigenous people after Australia's top indigenous education body called on a British celebrity chef to stop selling children's books. , apologized. Oliver is in Australia promoting his latest cookbook, Simply Jamie, and has come under fire for his decision to join the growing […]
John Lennon could be ‘cruel’, Yoko Ono called daily at 4am: book
John Lennon once allowed Los Angeles-based radio DJ Elliot Mintz to preview his new album, a move aimed at boosting his career. “Some Time in New York City'' was a long-awaited collaboration between John Lennon and Yoko Ono, scheduled for release in 1972, less than two years after the Beatles disbanded. When Mintz got his […]
McConnell said he hopes Trump will 'pay a price' for Jan. 6 role, new book reveals
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said in an interview last year that he hoped former President Trump would “pay the price” for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. It was reported that he said that AxiosI acquired an early copy of the book by journalist Michael Tackett. “If he hasn't […]