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The Ottawa Times - Tue Nov 24, 11:59 pm ET
Karen Melvin, a native of Streator, has contributed her photography, which specializes in home interiors, to a book on homes on Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota. Melvin, who now resides in Minnesota, collaborated with author Bette Jones Hammel on "Legendary
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Libertyville Review - Wed Nov 25, 5:37 am ET
In between caring for her three young sons, Ashleigh Grambo somehow finds time to write.
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USA Today - Tue Nov 24, 10:19 pm ET
USA TODAY talks with Howie Mandel, comedian and host of 'Deal or No Deal,' about his new book, 'Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me.'
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ScienceBlogs - Wed Nov 25, 1:17 am ET
A few months ago, Sci had a secret shame. A secret, secret shame. For Sci is a science blogger, and blogs on Scienceblogs and... ...didn't know ANYTHING about evolution. Ok, perhaps that wasn't exactly true. But Sci's a physiologist, not an evolutionary biologist. I studied neuroanatomy, not HOW that neuroanatomy evolved. In my day to day life, I could care less how it GOT that way, what I'm ...
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USA Today - Tue Nov 24, 8:33 pm ET
"We live in an age of memoir," says Ben Yagoda, who traces their development in his new book, Memoir: A History. Yagoda names "the five greatest memoirs you've probably never heard of":
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Elmira Star-Gazette - Thu Nov 26, 12:18 am ET
Charlie James will read from his new book, "Life Lines: Charles James Selected Poems 1990-2009," at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3, at Community "Arts of Elmira Inc, 413 Lake St., Elmira.
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Blogcritics.org - Tue Nov 24, 11:17 pm ET
If you're looking for a little bit of Zen during the craziness of the holiday rush, check out this book.
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The Daily Barometer - Mon Nov 23, 1:08 am ET
By Craig Bidiman The Daily Barometer All writers see the world much differently than others. However, few see it as Jess Walter does. The 2006 National Book Award finalist paid a visit to the Valley Library on Friday night to a packed Valley Library rotunda.
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Redlands Daily Facts - Sun Nov 22, 2:46 am ET
Day dreamers constantly get pushed to pay attention and author Diana DelRusso learned to channel those subconscious thoughts into her latest children's book, "Pages, The Book-Maker Elf.
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Daily Telegraph - Tue Nov 24, 3:10 pm ET
Clive James best known as a broadcaster and writer of memoirs has finally received recognition as a poet after being nominated for the Costa book prize.
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Milford Times - Mon Nov 23, 3:01 pm ET
New author Michael Willihnganz believes that when it comes to Chinese political history of the past 200 years or so, Americans are sorely misinformed.
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3news - Tue Nov 24, 4:27 pm ET
Piha photographer Craig Levers has documented our unique relationship with the sea in his new book.
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Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Tue Nov 24, 7:12 pm ET
Another engrossing Anita Shreve novel about adventure in Africa, and a marriage in turmoil.
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The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Wed Nov 25, 10:28 am ET
Five non-fiction authors have been named as finalists for the 2010 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.
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The Porterville Recorder - Wed Nov 25, 7:49 pm ET
“Double Luck,” a memoir by author Gordon Lu, will be the first selection in a community reading program set to launch in the spring. The project, modeled after many throughout the nation that aim to ignite community discussions and promote...