USA Today: Books
- James Comey's book sells 600,000 copies; will be No. 1 on USA TODAY's best-seller list
Tuesday - 04/24/2018 - 11:21 AM'A Higher Loyalty' by James Comey sells more than 600,000 copies in first week as former FBI director does extensive media tour.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - CNN's Jake Tapper sizzles with 'The Hellfire Club,' his D.C.-set 1950s thriller
Tuesday - 04/24/2018 - 07:00 AMCNN newsman Jake Tapper uses his Washington expertise to write a thriller set during the McCarthy era in the 1950s. A 3-star book review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 5 new books you won't want to miss this week, including Joanna Gaines' cookbook
Sunday - 04/22/2018 - 06:00 AMLook for new books on sale April 24 from Joanna Gaines, Jack Tapper and Ali Wentworth. And the story of "Caddyshack." Fore!
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Is your favorite novel on this PBS list of 100 popular books? Get ready to vote
Friday - 04/20/2018 - 09:16 AMHere's an exclusive look at the list of top 100 "favorite" novels viewers can vote on as part of PBS' 'The Great American Read' series.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Parkland siblings David and Lauren Hogg to publish book '#NeverAgain'
Thursday - 04/19/2018 - 10:26 AMDavid Hogg and Lauren Hogg, students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and survivors of February’s deadly mass shooting in Parkland, Florida have signed a deal with Random House for a book to be published in June, EW has confirmed.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kendrick Lamar, queer novel 'Less' among Pulitzer Prize winners
Monday - 04/16/2018 - 06:57 PMKendrick Lamar and the queer novel 'Less' are among the 2017 Pulitzer Prize winners.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Jo Nesbø's modern update of 'Macbeth' is a bloody crime
Monday - 04/16/2018 - 12:25 PMThe Norwegian author of the Harry Hole mysteries tries a modern crime update of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth.' A 2-star book review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Story of Apollo 8's historic 1968 mission soars in Robert Kurson's fine 'Rocket Men'
Friday - 04/13/2018 - 11:20 AMRobert Kurson's new book 'Rocket Men' looks back at the iconic Apollo 8 mission in late 1968. A 3.5-star book review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Harry Potter' books get new jackets by Brian Selznick on 20th U.S. anniversary
Tuesday - 04/10/2018 - 10:56 AMChildren's author/illustrator Brian Selznick is designing new jackets for the Harry Potter books on the series' 20th anniversary in America.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Duchess Camilla bio: Britain's next queen consort helped 'save' the Windsors
Monday - 04/09/2018 - 04:20 PMWho is the woman who will be the next British queen consort? Bio says Duchess Camilla has helped save the Windsors. A 3-star review of 'The Duchess.'
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- 'The Best Cook': In Rick Bragg's book about Momma's table, it's all over but the eatin'
Monday - 04/23/2018 - 12:05 PMIn his new book, author Rick Bragg fondly recalls his mother's Southern cooking. A 4-star review for 'The Best Cook in the World.'
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - We put Joanna Gaines' new 'Magnolia Table' cookbook to the (taste) test
Tuesday - 04/24/2018 - 09:20 AMIs the HGTV star's talent in the kitchen on par with her design skills?
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Weekend picks for book lovers, including 'Women in Sunlight' by Frances Mayes
Saturday - 04/21/2018 - 06:00 AMSpend your weekend reading 'Women in Sunlight' by Frances Mayes. Plus more recommendations by USA TODAY's book reviewers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - PBS launches 'The Great American Read' to find the nation's favorite novel
Friday - 04/20/2018 - 09:15 AMMeredith Vieira will host 'The Great American Read,' an eight-part series that allows readers to vote on their 'best-loved book.'
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - For this vet, sometimes the owners are the most difficult patients: New book
Tuesday - 04/17/2018 - 11:36 AM'My Patients and Other Animals' by Suzy Fincham-Gray is a compassionate but unsentimental memoir by a vet. A 3-star book review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kendrick Lamar wins Pulitzer Prize for music for 'Damn.'
Monday - 04/16/2018 - 06:57 PMThe rapper wins a prestigious prize to put alongside his Grammy for best rap album.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Weekend picks for book lovers, including 'Varina' by Charles Frazier
Saturday - 04/14/2018 - 06:00 AMSpend your weekend reading 'Varina,' the new Civil War novel by Charles Frazier. Plus more recommendations by USA TODAY's book reviewers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 5 fascinating things we learn about Meghan Markle (and Prince Harry) in new bio
Thursday - 04/12/2018 - 06:00 AMAndrew Morton's new biography of Meghan Markle paints an admiring portrait but also exposes family dysfunction and her ambition to be a star.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Scholastic unveils new ‘Harry Potter’ magic with Brian Selznick jackets
Tuesday - 04/10/2018 - 10:34 AMFor the 20th anniversary of the U.S. publication of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” Scholastic has commissioned Brian Selznick to design seven new jackets for the blockbuster J.K. Rowling series.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Women in Sunlight': Frances Mayes shines with new novel about Tuscany, friendship
Monday - 04/09/2018 - 11:08 AMIn Frances Mayes' novel, American women opt for a year in Tuscany over a Southern retirement community and discover new dreams. A 4-star book review.
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- 'Caddyshack': 5 wild things we learn about the Bill Murray comedy in new tell-all book
Tuesday - 04/24/2018 - 02:40 PMImprov and cocaine were par for the course on the set of the 1980 comedy starring Bill Murray and Chevy Chase, which is the subject of a new book.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Joanna Gaines on family, failure and her favorite food memory
Tuesday - 04/24/2018 - 09:28 AMThe designer opens up to USA TODAY about her new cookbook, 'The Magnolia Table.'
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Author David Sedaris has no regrets over joke about smothering Trump in his crib
Friday - 04/20/2018 - 05:26 PMAuthor and comedian David Sedaris is on a national tour, and he looks back on the controversy over a joke he made about the president.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Beyond the Beats': A dozen of rock's greatest drummers share their craft in new book
Friday - 04/20/2018 - 12:32 PMFoo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins, Metallica's Lars Ullrich and 10 other drummers share studio stories, reveal how they stay in shape and manage to keep things interesting after decades on the road.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Harry-Meghan nuptials: 'We're all looking for the kiss,' says author Andrew Morton
Wednesday - 04/18/2018 - 07:42 PMIn a Facebook Live chat as part of #BookmarkThis, author Andrew Morton says bride-to-be Meghan Markle will bring change to the royal family – gently.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - In 'West Winging It,' a fond look back at the Obama White House by a young insider
Monday - 04/16/2018 - 11:25 AMPat Cunnane was a young staffer for President Obama. He looks back nostalgically in his new memoir, 'West Winging It.' A 3-star book review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 5 new books you don't want to miss this week, including James Comey, Meghan Markle bio
Sunday - 04/15/2018 - 06:00 AMLook for 'A Higher Loyalty' by James Comey, 'The Fallen' by David Baldacci, and a Meghan Markle bio by Andrew Morton.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Photos: 'Harry Potter' 20th-anniversary covers
Tuesday - 04/10/2018 - 10:52 AM
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of Special Olympics, stars in admiring new biography
Tuesday - 04/10/2018 - 11:21 AM'Eunice: The Kennedy Who Changed The World' sheds light on another accomplished member of the Kennedy clan. A 3.5-star book review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Former U.S. Border Patrol agent Francisco Cantu has a story to tell
Sunday - 04/08/2018 - 06:38 PMFrancisco Cantu recounts the physical and emotional toll of immigration job in his new book.
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