Category Archives: Books
EU’s Brexit chief eyes a role in French presidential vote
PARIS — He’s well known in the U.K., and his photo was regularly splashed across the front pages of European newspapers. But as presidential elections approach in France, Michel Barnier – the EU’s Mr. Brexit and a potential contender –
EU’s Brexit chief eyes a role in French presidential vote
PARIS — He’s well known in the U.K., and his photo was regularly splashed across the front pages of European newspapers. But as presidential elections approach in France, Michel Barnier – the EU’s Mr. Brexit and a potential contender –
3 romance novels by Stacey Abrams to be reissued
NEW YORK — Nothing like a prominent life in public service to help your other career as a romance novelist. At least that's the case for Stacey Abrams. Berkley announced Tuesday that it had acquired rights to three out-of-print novels by Abrams
Supreme Court won’t hear appeal in case of novelist acquitted on child porn charge
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada declined on Thursday to hear an appeal in the case of a Quebec author acquitted of producing child pornography in connection with fictional scenes in a horror novel. In refusing to hear the case,
Novel about Vietnam veteran wins $5,000 William Colby prize
NEW YORK — A novel about a Marine's time in Vietnam and his struggles back home has won a $5,000 prize. Mark Treanor's “A Quiet Cadence” is this year's recipient of the William E. Colby Award for best debut book,
Policing, opioids among hot-button topics on Donner Prize short list
TORONTO — Policing, the opioid crisis and internet security are among the hot-button topics covered by the titles on this year's Donner Prize short list. Organizers named five finalists on Wednesday for the $50,000 award for the best public policy book...
‘Trade Wars Are Class Wars’ wins $15K Lionel Gelber Prize for books on global affairs
A book tracing the origins of today's trade wars has won the Lionel Gelber Prize. Jurors awarded the $15,000 honour on Tuesday to "Trade Wars Are Class Wars: How Rising Inequality Distorts the Global Economy and Threatens International Peace." This yea...
John Naisbitt, author of bestseller ‘Megatrends,’ dies at 92
BERLIN — The American author John Naisbitt, whose 1982 bestselling book “Megatrends” was published in dozens of countries, has died at 92, the Austrian news agency APA has reported. Naisbitt died in his home at Lake Woerthersee on Thursday, a friend
Former Vice-President Mike Pence memoir set for 2023 release
NEW YORK — Former Vice-President Mike Pence has a book deal. His autobiography, currently untitled, is scheduled to come out in 2023. “I am grateful to have the opportunity to tell the story of my life in public service to the
Vast archives at JFK Library help bring ‘Hemingway’ to life
BOSTON — A new documentary on Ernest Hemingway — powered by vast but little-known archives kept at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston — is shedding new light on the acclaimed novelist. “Hemingway,” by longtime collaborators K...