- Salma Hayek apologizes for praising controversial new novel without reading it NEW YORK (AP) — Salma Hayek is apologizing for promoting a controversial new novel, Jeanine Cummins’ “American Dirt,” without actually reading it. “American Dirt,” published Tuesday, tells the story of a Mexican woman and her 8-year-old son fleeing to the …
- Watch and listen: don't miss these local acts in the next 12 months It’s not easy to be ready for what Baker Boy makes happen. His music has an expressive energy, with Baker alternating between rapping in Yolngu Matha and English, that’s designed to move hips and sway minds via a mix of hip-hop rhythms and traditional …
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- "The Third Rainbow Girl" author on the true story of a double murder she didn't set out to write In the summer of 1980, three young women hitchhiked to southeastern West Virginia, en route to the Rainbow Gathering, an outdoor festival set up in the woods in rural Pocahontas County drawing hippies and other peace-loving folks from around the country. …
- As ‘American Dirt’ Racks Up Sales, Its Author Becomes the Story “There is a lot of work to be done in the publishing industry on this front,” she said. “I hope to contribute what I can to that conversation in a constructive way, but I don’t feel like I’m responsible for the problem.” Expectations for the book have been …
- The decade's best essay collections, from Zadie Smith to Jia Tolentino Between the climate crisis, Brexit and the launch of winter Love Island, it is easy to feel caught in an existential spiderweb, waiting for anxiety (or the onset of World War Three, whichever comes first) to consume you. But some writers are making light …
- Salma Hayek apologizes for praising controversial new novel Updated 12:15 pm CST, Saturday, January 25, 2020 Photo: Evan Agostini, Evan Agostini/Invision/AP FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2020 file photo, actress Salma Hayek attends the world premiere of "Like a Boss" at the SVA Theatre in New York. Hayek …
- Happy ever after: why writers are falling out of love with marriage Greta Gerwig’s film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s 1868 classic Little Women begins with an adult Jo March entering the smoke-filled, man-filled offices of a New York publisher in hopes of selling a story. “If the main character’s a girl make sure she’s …
- Book review: Newest Freeman work matches its hype Minnesota author Brian Freeman says his newest book, “Thief River Falls,” due out Feb. 1, is “one of my personal favorites.” Which, of course, is precisely what you’d expect an author or musician or other artist to proclaim while out promoting their latest …
- Why Boris Johnson should take a leaf out of Jack Reacher’s book – Kevan Christie After Jack Reacher author Lee Child hands over to his brother, Andrew Grant, Kevan Christie wonders if Boris Johnson might let his brother Jo become Prime Minister. And future King Charles could hand over to Andrew… oh no, perhaps not. They say you can …
