USA Today: Books
- A best-selling author says her husband was trying to poison her
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 02:28 PMSherrilyn Kenyon, the best-selling fantasy author, is accusing her estranged husband of poisoning her.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Soccer icon Abby Wambach announces new book, 'Wolfpack,' based on viral commencement speech
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 11:58 AMAbby Wambach, two-time Olympic gold medalist, international soccer's all-time leading scorer and feminist icon announced a new book with a sizzling Instagram video.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - In Karen Thompson Walker's 'The Dreamers,' a mysterious illness befalls a college town
Tuesday - 01/15/2019 - 12:09 PMThe symptom, a deep, unshakable sleep, triggers panic among a wide cast of characters.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 5 new books not to miss this week, including James Patterson's 'Liar Liar'
Sunday - 01/13/2019 - 06:00 AMJames Patterson and Candice Fox team up for 'Liar Liar,' the third Detective Harriet Blue novel. Plus more new books on sale this week.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Marie Kondo shares her secret to decluttering
Wednesday - 01/09/2019 - 05:29 PMProfessional organizer Marie Kondo says there's one thing to keep in mind when decluttering. The best-selling author and star of the Netflix series "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo" shared tips with USA TODAY in 2016.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - In 'The First Conspiracy,' Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch make historic intrigue a thriller
Tuesday - 01/08/2019 - 03:08 PMIn 'The First Conspiracy,' authors Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch recount the secret plot to kill George Washington. The book is breezily entertaining.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Michelle Obama's 'Becoming' is USA TODAY's No. 1 book of 2018. See the others in top 100
Saturday - 01/05/2019 - 06:00 AM'Becoming,' which took the world by storm only 7 weeks ago, is the year's No. 1 book on USA TODAY's top 100 books of 2018. The best sellers are determined by data from USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'The New Childhood' makes case that video games, social media are good for kids
Monday - 12/31/2018 - 11:36 AMIn 'The New Childhood,' author Jordan Shapiro tells parents that video games, social media are beneficial to young minds. A book review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Best bets for your weekend reading: Ann Hood's 'Kitchen Yarns,' Jackie Chan's memoir
Saturday - 12/29/2018 - 06:00 AMSpend your weekend reading Jackie Chan's memoir or Ann Hood's 'Kitchen Yarns' essays. Plus more recommendations from USA TODAY's book reviewers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 4 mysteries to cozy up with this winter, including a new James Bond caper
Wednesday - 12/26/2018 - 11:25 AMCheck out these four new mysteries for winter, including a new James Bond thriller by Anthony Horowitz and a Jeeves /Wooster spy caper by Ben Schott.
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- Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver dies at 83
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 12:03 PMMary Oliver, the Pulitzer-winning poet whose rapturous odes to nature and animal life brought her critical acclaim and popular affection, has died.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Joanna Gaines' first children's book is about her family garden and 'what a gift life is'
Tuesday - 01/15/2019 - 04:50 PMGaines wrote "We are the Gardeners" and her children are credited as co-authors. Gardens teach children about "what a gift life is," Gaines said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A genetic test leads to a family secret in Dani Shapiro's latest memoir, 'Inheritance'
Monday - 01/14/2019 - 05:18 PM"You're not Jewish," she was told. But not until a genetic test reveals her family's secret does she understand why she looks different.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What might have happened if Anne Frank survived Holocaust? New book, "Annelies," imagines.
Friday - 01/11/2019 - 05:15 PMIn novelist David R. Gillham's book, Anne survives the Holocaust and must deal with new challenges of life after the concentration camps.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kamala Harris' memoir gives insight into her past before a possible presidential run
Tuesday - 01/08/2019 - 02:43 PMAs she nears a decision on whether to seek the presidency, Sen. Kamala Harris is taking on what could be a hurdle in a Democratic primary: her past as a prosecutor.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Brad Meltzer on reading to President George H.W. Bush: 'Lessons I'll carry with me forever'
Tuesday - 01/08/2019 - 02:51 PMIn a poignant essay, the author shares the experience of reading to President George H.W. Bush -- and what he had in common with George Washington.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Best bets for your weekend reading: 'The Gown,' plus a James Bond thriller
Saturday - 01/05/2019 - 06:00 AMSpend your weekend reading 'The Gown,' about the making of Queen Elizabeth's wedding dress. Plus more recommendations from USA TODAY reviewers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Say 'I do' to novel about women who made Queen Elizabeth's wedding gown
Monday - 12/31/2018 - 12:28 PMIn 'The Gown,' Jennifer Robson tells the fictional tale of two embroiderers who worked on the future Queen Elizabeth's wedding dress. A book review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Acclaimed Israeli writer and peace activist Amos Oz dies at 79
Friday - 12/28/2018 - 12:56 PMAmos Oz,, as famous as an Israeli peace activist as he was as a writer of acclaimed novels and memoirs, died Friday at age 79.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 5 new books you won't want to miss this week: 'Watching You' by Lisa Jewell
Sunday - 12/23/2018 - 06:00 AMLook for the new thriller 'Watching You' by best-selling author Lisa Jewell, on sale the day after Christmas.
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- 'Big Bang' by David Bowman: Unreliable narrator spins stories that keep you wondering
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 10:01 AMBowman’s Who’s Who shines prismatic light on the lives of generational icons.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Who is Harriet Blue in the James Patterson and Candice Fox book series?
Tuesday - 01/15/2019 - 04:51 PMIf you're starting the series by James Patterson and Candice Fox -- or just need a refresher before reading "Liar Liar," read this.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Choose Your Own Adventure' publisher sues Netflix over 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch'
Tuesday - 01/15/2019 - 12:59 PMChooseco claims Netflix violated its trademark with “Bandersnatch,” a recent episode of “Black Mirror," which uses a format similar to those of the books. It allows viewers to choose among actions taken by the characters without knowing the outcome.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Love 'Bird Box'? Here are five books to read beside the one it's based on
Thursday - 01/10/2019 - 04:42 PMLooking for more post-apocalyptic or horror-filled reads like "Bird Box?" Look no further.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Marie Kondo’s tips for tidying up
Wednesday - 01/09/2019 - 10:20 AMMarie Kondo offers her best tips for how to keep a tidy home.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gwyneth Paltrow serves up doable recipes in 'The Clean Plate' cookbook – seriously!
Tuesday - 01/08/2019 - 08:50 AMGwyneth Paltrow's "Clean Plate" recipes are sans alcohol, gluten, processed foods or sugars, caffeine, nightshades, red meat, dairy, peanuts and soy.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 5 new books not to miss this week, including Gwyneth Paltrow's 'Clean Plate' cookbook
Sunday - 01/06/2019 - 06:00 AMLook for 'The Clean Plate,' a cookbook from Gwyneth Paltrow, and a nonfiction thriller from Brad Meltzer. Plus more new books on sale Jan. 8.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 5 new books not to miss this week, including the latest Preston & Child
Sunday - 12/30/2018 - 06:00 AM"Verses for the Dead" is the latest Agent Pendergast thriller from Preston & Child. Plus more new books on sale Dec. 31.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - John Lennon in Manhattan is fully imagined in new novel, 'The Dakota Winters'
Friday - 12/28/2018 - 12:33 PMTom Barbash's new novel 'The Dakota Winters' is set in the Dakota in 1980, and John Lennon is a key character. A book review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Best bets for your weekend reading: Churchill bio, Christmas novels
Saturday - 12/22/2018 - 06:00 AMSpend your weekend reading 'Churchill: Walking With Destiny' or one of several new holiday-themed novels. Recommended by USA TODAY's reviewers.
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