USA Today: Books
- New book looks into ties between Donald Trump, Russia, but there's more smoke than fire
Tuesday - 08/14/2018 - 06:00 AMJournalist Craig Unger looks into the connections between Trump, Putin and maybe the Russian Mafia in 'House of Trump, House of Putin.'
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Did Omarosa break the law by secretly taping her firing in White House Situation Room?
Monday - 08/13/2018 - 04:14 PMIt's not entirely clear whether Omarosa's release of her secret tape of her firing in the White House Situation Room violated criminal law, but she probably should get a lawyer anyway.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Weekend picks for book lovers, including "The Masterpiece" and "Ghosted"
Saturday - 08/11/2018 - 06:00 AMSpend your weekend reading 'The Masterpiece' by Fiona Davis. Plus more recommendations from USA TODAY's book reviewers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Omarosa claims tapes exist of Trump using N-word and her quest to find them got her fired
Friday - 08/10/2018 - 02:40 PMIn her new book "Unhinged," former "Apprentice" contestant and White House staffer Omarosa Manigualt Newman claims she was let go by the White House because she was trying to prove there are tapes with President Trump using the N word.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Jaws' mystery: Did long unknown 'Lady of the Dunes' Cape Cod murder victim appear in movie scene?
Wednesday - 08/08/2018 - 02:54 PMA woman murdered in a long unsolved Cape Cod case may have appeared briefly in a "Jaws" scene. Is it her and could it help lead to her identity? Writer Joe Hill thinks there's a chance.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 5 new books you won't want to miss this week, including Shari Lapena and Sandra Brown
Sunday - 08/05/2018 - 06:00 AMLook for a new thriller from Shari Lapena and romantic suspense from Sandra Brown. Plus more books on sale Aug. 7.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - David Sedaris: Why he really hates the word 'awesome' but loves (sequined) culottes
Friday - 08/03/2018 - 06:23 PMHumorist David Sedaris, author of the summer best-seller 'Calypso,' sits down with USA TODAY for a #BookmarkThis live video chat.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bob Woodward's upcoming book evokes 'harrowing life' in Trump White House
Monday - 07/30/2018 - 09:21 PMLegendary Watergate journalist Bob Woodward has a book about President Trump coming out in September, his latest to focus on a sitting president.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Weekend picks for book lovers, including World War II naval history, 'Indianapolis'
Saturday - 07/28/2018 - 06:00 PMSpend your weekend reading "Indianapolis," an account of a U.S. naval disaster during World War II. Plus more picks for book lovers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Build your own Hogwarts Castle with LEGO’s biggest 'Harry Potter' set
Wednesday - 07/25/2018 - 01:12 PMLEGO has just unveiled a new Hogwarts Castle for kids and adults to envy in equal measure this August.
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- 'Fly Girls' is soaring tale of how early female aviators won the skies
Monday - 08/13/2018 - 12:00 PM'Fly Girls' by Keith O'Brien tells the true story of five women pilots in the 1920s determined to compete in risky air races. A 3.5-star book review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 5 new books you won't want to miss this week, including Omarosa's Trump tell-all
Sunday - 08/12/2018 - 06:00 AMLook for Omarosa Manigault Newman's memoir "Unhinged," about her time in the White House. Plus more new books on sale Aug. 14.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Omarosa's ‘Unhinged’ bombshells: Trump racist, mentally 'in decline,' 'physically' unwell
Friday - 08/10/2018 - 03:43 PMIn her new book 'Unhinged,' former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman says President Trump is a racist and misogynist and in "mental decline."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Omarosa's White House book: Did she secretly tape Trump?
Wednesday - 08/08/2018 - 07:19 PMUh oh. POTUS won't like this: Omarosa Manigault Newman may have secretly taped their conversations in the White House, according to her forthcoming book about her turbulent tenure there.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trapped, with a killer on the loose! We compare locked-room mysteries by Lapena, Christie
Tuesday - 08/07/2018 - 01:20 PMShari Lapena takes on Agatha Christie and the locked-room mystery genre in 'An Unwanted Guest.' How do the two writers stack up? We compare.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Dopesick' is a page-turning look at the nation's opioid crisis and big Pharma
Monday - 08/06/2018 - 12:25 PMAuthor Beth Macy takes an in-depth look at the nation's opioid crisis in her new book 'Dopesick.' A 3.5-star review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 6 great kids' picture books that celebrate summer – before it comes to an end!
Tuesday - 07/31/2018 - 11:45 AMPicnics (which even pigs like!), building sandcastles and catching a baseball are all part of the fun in these kids' summer picture books.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Religious extremism makes debut novel 'The Incendiaries' burn with intensity
Monday - 07/30/2018 - 12:21 PMR.O. Kwon's debut novel 'The Incendiaries' revolves around a religious cult and the bombing of an abortion clinic. A 3.5-star review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - HBO speaks Italian with Elena Ferrante's 'My Brilliant Friend'
Wednesday - 07/25/2018 - 09:08 PMHBO is making its first foray into foreign-language programming with "My Brilliant Friend," an eight-episode Italian-language series based on the novel by Elena Ferrante, a pseudonymous author whose true identity is unknown.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Four terrific fiction debuts by Asian-American women not to miss
Wednesday - 07/25/2018 - 12:09 PMFour fine new works of fiction make these Asian-American women writers ones to watch.
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- George R.R. Martin reveals inspiration behind killing of 'Game of Thrones' characters
Monday - 08/13/2018 - 09:15 PMIn a clip from PBS' “The Great American Read," George R.R. Martin, whose "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels were adapted into the hit HBO show, reveals who opened his eyes to the dramatic tension created by character deaths.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Omarosa: I secretly taped my firing from the Trump White House
Sunday - 08/12/2018 - 10:43 AMFormer presidential adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman says she secretly taped her firing by White House chief of staff John Kelly. It's her latest explosive claim ahead of the publication of her new book, "Unhinged," in which she says tapes exist of Trump using the N-word.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Justin Timberlake's book coming in October will reveal 'anecdotes, reflections and observations'
Friday - 08/10/2018 - 12:24 PMJustin Timberlake's book, "Hindsight & All the Things I Can't See in Front of Me," coming out October 30, will feature images from his personal archives and "anecdotes, reflections and observations."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A little boy vanishes in the chilling horror thriller 'Bad Man'
Wednesday - 08/08/2018 - 11:37 AMAfter his little brother disappears on his watch, a Florida teenager is obsessed with finding the boy in 'Bad Man.' A 3-star book review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'The Masterpiece,' novel set in Grand Central's historic art school, is just the ticket
Monday - 08/06/2018 - 01:39 PMFiona Davis' novel 'The Masterpiece' is about a woman painter in the 1920s at New York's Grand Central Terminal art school. A 3.5-star book review.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Weekend picks for book lovers, including 'Mary B,' a riff on 'Pride and Prejudice'
Saturday - 08/04/2018 - 06:00 AMSpend your weekend reading 'Mary B,' about the middle sister in Jane Austen's Bennet clan. Plus more suggestions from USA TODAY's book reviewers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Readers rank the most romantic spots in the world
Tuesday - 07/31/2018 - 12:00 PMFrom classic to exotic, these locations were voted the most romantic cities in the world!
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ever been "Ghosted"? 5 reasons you must not miss this novel about disappearing boyfriends
Monday - 07/30/2018 - 12:32 PMThe perils of social-media dating are brought to vivid life in Rosie Walsh's gripping 'Ghosted.' Why you won't want to miss this great summer read.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Omarosa ready to exact revenge on Trump White House in tell-all book due Aug. 14
Thursday - 07/26/2018 - 11:44 AMFormer Trump White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman is delivering a tell-all memoir about the White House on Aug. 14.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mousy Mary Bennet of 'Pride & Prejudice' gets her moment in new novel 'Mary B'
Tuesday - 07/24/2018 - 11:36 AMMiddle sister Mary Bennet of Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' finds her voice in Katherine J. Chen's new novel, 'Mary B.' A 3.5-star book review.
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