This article contains details about Season 3, Part 2 of Bridgerton. Julia Quinn, author of the Bridgerton book series upon which the hit Netflix series is based, recently addressed a plot change revealed in Season 3’s finale — but her statement has done little to quiet upset fans. In the statement, posted to Instagram on […]
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Trump’s memory ‘very foggy,’ says author who interviewed him post-presidency
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump said during a post-presidency interview with an author that he had to deal with an Afghanistan-related issue, even though he no longer had foreign policy powers, according to audio shared exclusively with NBC News. “The reason I’m doing this and devoting a lot of time to it, I have […]
Police arrest 42-year-old man connected to downtown hit-and-run death of 78-year-old author, foster care advocate
Jun. 19—Police arrested a 42-year-old man in connection to an alleged downtown Spokane hit-and-run that left a 78-year-old author and former foster parenting program director dead last week. Members of Spokane police’s Major Crimes Unit and the Violent Crimes Task Force arrested Gary F. Burns Wednesday at a Spokane Valley residence on suspicion of hit-and-run […]
Author Who Interviewed Trump 6 Times Offers Damning Examples Of Cognitive Struggles
The author of a new Donald Trump book who has spoken out about the former president’s “severe memory issues” offered some alarming examples on Tuesday. Ramin Setoodeh, who interviewed Trump six times after he left office in 2021, told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that there were points during those sessions when Trump seemed to think he […]
Will India’s Booker Prize-winning author face jail for 14-year-old remark?
Will one of India’s most celebrated writers really face prosecution for things she said more than a decade ago? Last week, 14 years after the original complaint, Delhi’s most senior official granted permission for the Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy to be prosecuted under India’s stringent anti-terror laws. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) is […]
Trump has “severe memory issues,” says author who interviewed him
The author of a new book about The Apprentice says Donald Trump is suffering from severe memory loss, with the former president not even recognizing him despite the two having just spent an hour together for an interview. In an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Ramin Setoodeh, co-editor-in chief at Variety, said he did an […]
Author says she regrets using Dolly Parton in essay that sparked widespread backlash
Dolly Parton’s fans are defending the country music icon after an essay in the Federalist conservative news site went after the 78-year-old “Jolene” singer’s faith earlier this week due to her support for the LGBTQ community. The headline, “There’s Nothing Loving About Dolly Parton’s False Gospel,” caught many people off guard. Supporters flooded social media […]
Road trip food — Author creates cookbook for motorcycle travel
Jun. 9—Amanda Zito got into motorcycles because she couldn’t bring her horses to Portland. A sixth-generation girl from a ranching family in Corvallis, she left the horses behind when she moved to Oregon in 2010 to attend college. From there, her passion for riding motorcycles, specifically taking them on long-distance trips, continued to grow. “Motorcycles […]
Has the author of the infamous Circleville letters been unmasked?
This story previously aired on Dec. 24, 2022. For nearly two decades, an anonymous letter writer terrorized the town of Circleville, Ohio, by sending threatening letters that exposed alleged secrets about neighbors and friends. The mystery has long intrigued TV shows, podcasters and now “48 Hours” in the quest to finally unmask the writer. MARIE […]
Caleb Carr, military historian and author of The Alienist, dies at 68
Caleb Carr, the gifted son of Beat poet Lucien Carr who endured a traumatising childhood and became a bestselling novelist, accomplished military historian and late-life memoirist of his devoted cat, Masha, has died at 68. Carr died of cancer on Thursday, according to an announcement from his publisher, Little, Brown and Company. “Caleb lived his […]
Attorneys stop representing a Utah mom and children’s grief author accused of killing her husband
A team of attorneys has withdrawn from representing a Utah mother accused of killing her husband with fentanyl then publishing a children’s book about loss and grief. Why Kouri Richins’ private attorneys withdrew from the case was unclear; they cited only an “irreconcilable and nonwaivable situation” in a court filing asking to leave. Utah district […]
Who is Stormy Daniels? The mom and adult film actor who went from Louisiana dancer to memoir author
Stormy Daniels, a key witness in former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial in Manhattan, testified in the case on Tuesday [Reuters], detailing her alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, which Trump denies. She alleges she was paid $130,000 in 2016 to prevent her from going public with her story right before the […]