Arts & Lifestyle News

October 23, 2017

Historical novel published last year is big seller in 2017

From the moment she read an early copy of Amor Towles' novel "A Gentleman in Moscow," author-bookstore owner Ann Patchett had ...

October 22, 2017

No joke: Political humorist Jimmy Tingle running for office

Though Jimmy Tingle has long made biting political humor a staple of his stand-up routines, he insists his dive into ...

October 21, 2017

New Battle of the Alamo is brewing over Texas shrine revamp

Remember the Alamo? A new Texas battle is brewing over how best to do so. Land Commissioner George P. Bush is overseeing a ...

October 20, 2017

John McCain memoir, 'The Restless Wave,' coming in April

An upcoming memoir from Sen. John McCain has taken on new meaning since he first decided to write it. "The Restless Wave: ...

October 19, 2017

George Will's next book takes long view of conservatism

George Will's next book takes a long view on the conservative movement and the "intellectual vandalism" he believes threatens ...

October 19, 2017

In Brazil, art exhibits latest flashpoints in cultural war

A couple of modern art exhibits and a play have become leading battlegrounds in a growing culture war in Brazil, a nation ...

October 18, 2017

Orthodox Christians try to halt play, clash with police

Greek riot police have used batons to stop an attempted theater invasion by monks, priests and other Orthodox Christians ...

October 18, 2017

Melania Trump to donate inaugural ball gown to Smithsonian

Melania Trump is donating her inaugural ball gown to the First Ladies' Collection at the Smithsonian Institution. The first ...

October 18, 2017

Harry Potter exhibit marks 20th anniversary of first book

Harry Potter fans owe a debt of gratitude to Alice Newton. Alice was 8 years old when her father, a Bloomsbury Publishing ...

October 18, 2017

Brian Houston of Hillsong Church has book coming in 2018

Brian Houston, global senior pastor of Hillsong Church, has a book coming out next year. WaterBrook, an imprint of the Crown ...

October 18, 2017

Lego unveils 'Women of NASA' set with astronauts, scientists

Lego has unveiled a set of figures celebrating the women of NASA. The 231-piece set features Sally Ride, the first American ...

October 18, 2017

Martha Hunt gears up with ballet

Model Martha Hunt practises ballet in preparation for her appearance in the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

October 18, 2017

Gabrielle Union hopes Weinstein scandal becomes day of reckoning for sexual predators

Gabrielle Union says the A-list status of some of the women who have come forward to allege complaints against Harvey ...

October 17, 2017

The Latest: 'Lincoln in the Bardo' wins Man Booker Prize

The Latest on the awarding of the Man Booker Prize for fiction (all times local): 9:45 p.m. American author George Saunders ...

October 17, 2017

The top 10 books on Apple's iBooks-US

iBook charts for week ending October 17, 2017 (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher ): iBooks US Bestseller List ...

October 17, 2017

Margaret Atwood receives Franz Kafka award in Prague

Canadian novelist and poet Margaret Atwood has been awarded the Franz Kafka Prize. An international jury selected Atwood in ...

October 17, 2017

Follow a family in quarantine in 'Seven Days of Us'

"Seven Days of Us" (Berkley), by Francesca Hornak Going home for the holidays can be a heartwarming occasion for some.

October 17, 2017

Albania pays last respects to Robert Elsie, folklore scholar

Robert Elsie, a German scholar of Albanian literature and folklore, is being buried in Albania in accordance with his wishes.

October 17, 2017

Ron Chernow's latest historical subject: Ulysses Grant

As he began work on what became a thousand-page biography of Ulysses S. Grant, Ron Chernow knew he was joining a very old ...