USA Today: Books
- The 6 best celebrity anecdotes in Busy Philipps' book, from Lady Gaga to James Franco
Thursday - 10/18/2018 - 08:00 AMIn her new memoir, "This Will Only Hurt a Little," Busy Philipps breaks down interesting celebrity anecdotes, including Lady Gaga and James Franco.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Battle of the weepies: Nicholas Sparks v. Mitch Albom. Who made us cry more?
Tuesday - 10/16/2018 - 12:01 PMWe got out our tissues to read Nicholas Sparks' new romance "Every Breath" and Mitch Albom's weepie "The Next Person You Meet in Heaven."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 5 new books you won't want to miss this week, including Nicholas Sparks, Tina Turner
Sunday - 10/14/2018 - 06:00 AMLook for new books on sale Oct. 16 including Nicholas Sparks' latest weepie, a Tina Turner memoir, and bios of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Babe Ruth.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Toxic masculinity? This kids book dares boys to be different
Friday - 10/12/2018 - 09:36 AMBen Brooks profiles 75 different men like Barack Obama, Patch Adams, and Bill Gates in a colorful picture book aimed to redefine masculinity for young boys by promoting kindness, sensitivity, and selflessness.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - JFK's spirited sis 'Kick' Kennedy grabs the spotlight in a new historical novel
Tuesday - 10/09/2018 - 06:15 PMKathleen 'Kick' Kennedy steals the show in 'The Kennedy Debutante,' a novel about JFK's sister, who fell in love with an Englishman. A book review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The 5 most hilarious moments from Ellie Kemper's 'My Squirrel Days' book
Tuesday - 10/09/2018 - 11:51 AMIn "My Squirrel Days," Ellie Kemper opens up about her funny encounters with celebrities and her childhood misadventures with squirrels.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Four black women share their political journeys in new book, 'For Colored Girls'
Monday - 10/08/2018 - 03:26 PMIn 'For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics,' four black women, including Donna Brazile, tell their stories. A 3-star book review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Weekend picks for book lovers, including America Ferrera's star-studded essay collection
Saturday - 10/06/2018 - 06:00 AMSpend your weekend reading 'American Like Me,' a star-studded essay collection. Plus more recommendations from USA TODAY's book reviewers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - About the Best-Selling Books list
Wednesday - 10/03/2018 - 01:34 PMEach week, USA TODAY collects sales data to determine the week's 150 top-selling books.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - From breast implants to life with Tom Brady: 5 'Lessons' from Gisele Bundchen's book
Tuesday - 10/02/2018 - 12:30 PMGisele Bündchen's new book (out Tuesday) is a chance to take a few "Lessons" from one of the most prominent supermodels.
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- If you love libraries and books, Susan Orlean's 'The Library Book' is for you
Tuesday - 10/16/2018 - 04:01 PMSusan Orlean's new nonfiction book 'The Library Book' recounts the devastating 1986 fire at L.A.'s Central Library. A 3.5-book review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The 5 most shocking revelations in Tina Turner's new memoir, 'My Love Story'
Tuesday - 10/16/2018 - 08:21 AMTina Turner's memoir 'My Love Story' details the harrowing ordeals the 78-year-old singer has overcome in her decades in the spotlight.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Viral video of laughing grandmother makes picture book 'The Wonky Donkey' a big hit
Saturday - 10/13/2018 - 09:37 AM"The Wonky Donkey" has been out-selling other books, thanks to a viral video of Scottish grandmother reading the 2009 book to her grandson.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Arnold Schwarzenegger: Photos from his memoir
Thursday - 10/11/2018 - 08:32 AM
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Women are angry, and Rebecca Traister's new book 'Good and Mad' explains the rage
Wednesday - 10/10/2018 - 11:33 AMIn her new book "Good and Mad,' Rebecca Traister explores the roots and 'revolutionary' power of women's anger. A 3-star book review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Are U.S. presidents warmongers? In new history, Michael Beschloss looks at power grab
Tuesday - 10/09/2018 - 01:16 PMIn "Presidents of War," historian Michael Beschloss looks at how U.S. presidents have bypassed Congress to go to war. A book review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 5 new books you won't want to miss this week: Mitch Albom, Ellie Kemper, Markus Zusak
Sunday - 10/07/2018 - 06:00 AMLook for new books on sale Oct. 9 from Mitch Albom, Ellie Kemper, Bill O'Reilly, Kate Morton and Markus Zusak.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Best-selling author Michael Lewis slams Trump administration in 'The Fifth Risk'
Tuesday - 10/02/2018 - 12:47 PMMichael Lewis, author of 'Moneyball' and other best-sellers, looks at how the Trump administration is choking the federal government. A 4-star review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Who was Ronald Reagan? Illuminating new bio sheds light on enigmatic president
Tuesday - 10/02/2018 - 11:34 AMIn the biography 'Reagan: An American Journey,' writer Bob Spitz delivers a solid, sweeping, one-volume perspective on the president. A review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman together: It really is a great love (and like) story
Monday - 10/01/2018 - 07:44 PMActors Megan Mullally ('Will & Grace') and Nick Offerman ('Making It') wrote a book about their marriage. We caught up with the funny couple.
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- Anna Burns wins 2018 Man Booker Prize for her novel 'Milkman'
Tuesday - 10/16/2018 - 05:13 PMAnna Burns won the 2018 Man Booker Prize for fiction at a ceremony in London on Tuesday, the first Northern Irish writer to do so.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Barbara Kingsolver's 'Unsheltered': A family suffers in a divided 2016 America
Monday - 10/15/2018 - 11:36 AMIn Barbara Kingsolver's novel 'Unsheltered,' a family struggles in modern-day New Jersey, but can links to the past save them? A 3-star book review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Best bets for your weekend reading: 'The Kennedy Debutante,' Doris Kearns Goodwin and more
Saturday - 10/13/2018 - 06:00 AMSpend your weekend reading "The Kennedy Debutante," the story of "Kick" Kennedy. Plus more recommendations from USA TODAY's book reviewers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Colson Whitehead's Jim-Crow era novel "The Nickel" to be published in July 2019
Wednesday - 10/10/2018 - 02:44 PMColson Whitehead, an Oprah pick and Pulitzer winner for 'The Underground Railroad,' has another novel about racism due in 2019, 'The Nickel.'
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Finalists in fiction, nonfiction, young adult named for 2018 National Book Awards
Wednesday - 10/10/2018 - 10:37 AMFinalists in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people's literature for 2018 are announced. Winners will be revealed on Nov. 14.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bill O'Reilly chases Nazi hunters in 'Killing the SS,' latest in the popular series
Tuesday - 10/09/2018 - 06:00 AMIn 'Killing the SS,' the latest in a series, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard tell the story of the hunt for Hitler's henchmen after the war. A review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - With new book, box set, John Lennon's iconic 'Imagine' album is celebrated by Yoko Ono
Monday - 10/08/2018 - 12:29 PMYoko Ono has a new book, 'Imagine John Yoko,' a scrapbook-like, slightly romanticized remembrance of recording John Lennon’s 'Imagine' album in 1971.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Charlotte Pence's book about her dad: 'D.C. Hillbillies' and that 'Hamilton' performance
Thursday - 10/04/2018 - 06:00 AMCharlotte Pence was impressed with Hillary Clinton, and other takeaways from her new book about her father, Vice President Mike Pence.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Matilda' and Trump statues face off in English village
Tuesday - 10/02/2018 - 03:40 PMA statue of President Trump has been unveiled in an English village next to a statue of a fictional figure from one of Roald Dahl's best-loved books.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Jean-Claude Arnault, man at center of Nobel Prize sex-abuse scandal, convicted of rape
Monday - 10/01/2018 - 12:49 PMJean-Claude Arnault, a major cultural figure in Sweden, was found guilty of one rape but was acquitted of the other because the victim said she was asleep.
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