Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has signed a deal to publish his memoir — a close-up look at his encounters with major world figures and events.
Former President George W. Bush, who once famously called himself "The Decider," is writing a book about decisions.
Now that we’ve given a shout-out to the , it seems fitting to close the year out with 9 stories from the media and entertainment world to keep on your radar for ’09.
The fallout continues from Herman Rosenblat's discredited Holocaust story.
A British mother lost a libel suit Monday against the daughter who claimed in a book that her childhood had been marred by emotional and physical abuse.
The mother of Britney Spears says that the singer has overcome the tabloid nightmares of the past few years and believes that little by little, her daughter is regaining her "glorious voice."
The publisher of Sen. Joe Biden's memoir, an instant best seller for the presumed vice presidential nominee, is being reissued in paperback with a first printing of 100,000.
The "Iron Man" will not be wielding a pen: Robert Downey Jr. has postponed plans to write a memoir and has returned his advance to publisher HarperCollins, a spokeswoman for the actor told The Associated Press.
A memoir by a white woman who claimed she was raised in poverty by a black foster mother and sold drugs for a gang in a tough Los Angeles neighborhood has turned out to be pure fiction, a newspaper report says.
The story of a Brandeis University scientist and her famous African grey parrot, Alex, whose untimely death last fall made news around the world, will be told in a book.
GOP strategist Karl Rove has agreed to write about his years as an adviser to President Bush in a deal worth over $1.5 million with former colleague Mary Matalin's conservative imprint at Simon & Schuster, officials said Friday.
Jack Johnson, addicted to attention and craving a colorful legacy, loved to chronicle his rise from a restless Texas teen to the world's first black heavyweight boxing champion. Now, nearly a century after his most famous bout — the 1910 defeat of "Great White Hope" Jim Jeffries — and decades after his death, Johnson has more tales to tell.
In a rare and dramatic author's note, James Frey acknowledges alterations and embellishments throughout "A Million Little Pieces," writing that narrative mattered more than truth in his admittedly fictionalized story of addiction and recovery.
If silence is golden, as they say, then my family is probably broke, but broke in the best possible way. We're not quiet at all, and even if we try to be there's enough of us that even the sound of us trying to be quiet can be deafening.
The humorist and author of When You Are Engulfed in Flames talks about obese spiders, his boyfriend Hugh, and why he isn't about to apologize to Oprah for exaggerating his autobiographical stories
It's a late edition for my Wednesday submission, but its just been one of those days, I've had plenty of days like this before and there'll be others, but not all of the days like these have been mine alone.
It is no end of amazing what kids can find to amuse and entertain themselves, and add gray hair to their parents. My brothers and I were no exception; four boys will add gray to any single parent after all.
Ah the little pet names wives have for their husbands, affectionate little names that convey a depth of feeling and a little teasing thrown in for good measure.
I spent 90 charming days on a tropical island in the middle of nowhere, it was actually the first 90 days of Operation Enduring Freedom. It was interesting times, first off my tent was less than 100 yards from the ocean and we were surrounded by coconut trees.
by Susan Casey, is the personal chronicle of the author's determination to learn about Great White Sharks -- however, the author's selfishness and immaturity ultimately destroyed two scientific careers and valuable research [book review]
One usually is not surprised by spring snowstorms out west in the Rockies, but in Milwaukee? Spring is normally well underway by April, and certainly by May. First the hyacinth, then the daffodils, and finally the tulips should be well up.
From real-life Tinseltown princess to Princess Leia, Carrie Fisher has lived a life beyond colorful. In "Wishful Drinking," she writes candidly about family drama. An excerpt.
Veteran photojournalist Bruce Haley has seen the worst of us. He's covered conflicts stretching back to the Afghan battle against the Soviet Union. Ten years ago, he wrote something he called The Tao of War Photography. It's part training manual and part memoir.
Junior Achievement had an office on the South Side of Milwaukee at one time.
The culture of insults should be cherished for its rejection of the polite distance, which opens the possibility of genuine dialogue.
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has agreed to a three-book deal with Crown Publishers, starting with a memoir about her years in the administration of President George W. Bush.
Miley Cyrus doesn't like to admit it, but she's bothered by people who think there's something wrong with the bond between her and her dad, singer Billy Ray Cyrus.
Miley Cyrus doesn't like to admit it, but she's bothered by people who think there's something wrong with the bond between her and her dad, singer Billy Ray Cyrus.
It seems trite to say but simply put, Jim Beaver is an all over nice guy. He's most gracious and humble in his nature and someone who I enjoyed having the pleasure of interviewing.
It was probably second grade. My teacher then was Miss Kearney, who was an animated and cheerful woman who liked to read to us. Her favorites for reading to us were a series of stories about a boy with a largish dog who was always getting into pickles.
The wind in my face blurred my vision, making my eyes water to the point where tears flow back from the corners of my eyes and by now even my ears are a bit drippy, my legs are sticking out to the sides because this is an old school bike where you stomp a pedal back to stop and t …
Another in a growing list of birthdays has come and gone and was spent enjoyably I can report, birthdays for me are low key if I get my way, whenever possible I shut out the outside world and pretend it doesn't exist because for me it's a day to relax and spend a little time …
I've always like coffee, it was a staple growing up because morning out in the sticks starts early and a kick start to the day helps open the eyes. I've never really understood the foofoo coffee trend we're in now, cappuccinos, lattes and espressos don't do much for me.
Excerpt: Artie Lange is back on the Howard Stern Show again.
Fun and for that matter happiness is where you find it. Probably a cliché, heaven knows enough people have said it through the long march of history, but its not something you can tell people and make it true, it's something that each of us needs to find for ourselves.
Excerpt: The Howard Stern Show returned after a two-week vacation without comedian Artie Lange yet again.