Michelle Obama to release memoir in November
Michelle Obama's memoir, one of the most highly anticipated books in recent years, is coming out Nov. 13.
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Teen idol David Cassidy, “Partridge Family” star, dies at 67
David Cassidy, the teen and pre-teen idol who starred in the 1970s sitcom 鈥淭he Partridge Family鈥� and sold millions of records as the musical group鈥檚 lead singer, died Tuesday at...
Debate over Ken Burns Civil War documentary continues over decades
From the time it aired nearly 30 years ago, Ken Burns' Civil War documentary has been a popular sensation and subject of debate.
Richard Wilbur, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, dies at 96
Richard Wilbur, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and translator who intrigued and delighted generations of readers and theatergoers through his rhyming editions of Moliere and his own verse on memory, writing...
John Ashbery, celebrated and challenging poet, dies at 90
John Ashbery, an enigmatic genius of modern poetry whose energy, daring and boundless command of language raised American verse to brilliant and baffling heights, died early Sunday at age 90.
Judith Jones, editor of Julia Child, dead at 93
Judith Jones, a consummate literary editor who helped revolutionize American cuisine by publishing Julia Child and other groundbreaking cookbook authors, worked for decades with John Updike and Anne Tyler and...
Hillary Clinton calling new book “What Happened”
Hillary Clinton is calling her new book "What Happened" and promising unprecedented candor as she remembers her stunning defeat last year to Donald Trump.
As Fourth of July approaches, Americans debate democracy’s fate
In his 48 years as a state senator from Manhattan, Brad Holyman has handed out everything from flashlights to T-shirts at political rallies. But for a gathering held soon after...