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 […]
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US author and film-maker Paul Auster dies aged 77
Paul Auster, a prolific, prize-winning man of letters and film-maker known for such inventive narratives and meta-narratives as The New York Trilogy and 4 3 2 1, has died at the age of 77. His death was confirmed on Wednesday by his literary representatives, the Carol Mann Agency, but no additional details were provided. Auster […]
The Tattooist Of Auschwitz author Heather Morris on why now is the perfect time for a TV adaptation
Author Heather Morris says she doesn’t have “a creative bone in my body”. This might be hard to believe, considering she wrote The Tattooist Of Auschwitz – a book club favourite that has sold over 13 million copies worldwide since it was published in 2018, spending a combined 85 weeks on the Sunday Times bestsellers […]
A White author calculated just how much racism has benefited her. Here’s what she found
Exactly how much has racism benefited White Americans? Journalist and author Tracie McMillan did the math: The advantages she’s gotten over her life from being White, she estimates, amount to $371,934.30. To calculate that number, McMillan tallied those benefits and divided them into two categories: A family bonus, which includes money her parents spent on […]
Author encourages to buy local food
Apr. 17—Austin Frerick encourages people to purchase more of their foods from farmers markets and small producers. He hopes the shift will be noticed by many food-based corporations that he thinks have been corrupt and created undesireable conditions for employees and products. Frerick was The Warren Cultural Center in Greenfield’s Successful Communities Speaker Series April […]
Author Sophie Kinsella (54) reveals aggressive brain cancer diagnosis
Author Sophie Kinsella has revealed she has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. The novelist (54), real name Madeleine Sophie Wickham, is best known for her bestselling Shopaholic book series. She said she has been receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy, writing on social media: “To my dear readers and followers. I’ve wanted for a […]
Newspaperman, journalism professor, author loved writing
Apr. 12—In Chapter 2 of Dennis Herrick’s 2014 mystery novel “A Brother’s Cold Case,” Andy Cornell, a reporter for an Albuquerque newspaper, is driving to the city police station early on a weekday morning when he sees a homeless man he knows and waves. Andy kept dollar coins in his pocket to give to homeless […]
The Indian In The Cupboard author Lynne Reid Banks dies aged 94
British author Lynne Reid Banks has died at the age of 94, her literary agent has said. The novelist, known for writing books including children’s story, The Indian In The Cupboard, died of cancer “peacefully with her family around her” on Thursday afternoon, her agent James Wills told the PA news agency. Her son Gillon […]
From beloved children’s author to being outspoken on trans issues
JK Rowling made a splash in 1997 when her first Harry Potter book series novel was published and became a global sensation, putting the spotlight on the Gloucestershire-born author. Further attention came when Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone was adapted into a movie of the same name, which changed her life beyond all recognition and […]
Rishi Sunak backs author JK Rowling in row over Scotland’s new hate crime laws
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has said people should not be criminalised “for stating simple facts on biology”, as he backed author JK Rowling in her criticism of new Scottish hate crime laws. The Harry Potter author, who has become a fierce critic of the Scottish government’s stance on transgender rights, has been one of […]
Utah grief author Kouri Richins also tried to poison husband with Valentine’s Day sandwich, prosecutors say
A Utah grief author charged with spiking her husband’s drink with a fatal dose of fentanyl faces an additional charge of attempted murder after authorities said she allegedly drugged him with a Valentine’s Day sandwich in an attempt to kill him. Kouri Richins was arrested last year on charges that included aggravated murder after authorities said […]
Children’s author Kouri Richins hit with new charges alleging earlier attempt to kill her husband
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah woman who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband in 2022, then published a children’s book about grief, now faces another attempted murder charge for allegedly drugging him weeks earlier on Valentine’s Day. Kouri Richins, 33, is accused of killing her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl at […]