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Romance

Romance & Recovery In Kristen Proby’s Latest Novel

Kristen Proby is no stranger to the romance genre and holds her own as a returning New York Times bestselling author. However, she takes a new direction with the first book in her Romancing Manhattan series, following three brothers who practice law, balance their work with life in New York…

Rebecca ProulxJuly 30, 2018

Miscellany

Jenny Slate is Winning with a New Commercial and Collection of Feminist Fables

Actress and comedian Jenny Slate has been winning! She had us all in stitches on Parks and Recreation as Mona-Lisa Saperstein and since then, she's starred in a variety of shows and movies like Lady Dynamite, Zootopia, and Girls. Last week, Slate not only debuted an Old Navy holiday ad, she also announced that she is…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaDecember 12, 2017

Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured Romance

Actress’ Hysterical Memoir Details Late-in-Life Love Story With “Grace and Frankie” Producer

If you love romantic comedy, you are sure to enjoy author Nancy Balbirer’s witty sense of humor and her candid observations as she peels back the layers of her true-to-life love story in her new memoir, Almost Romance (Little A)! Falling in love is not always easy; it can take…

Jennifer BlankfeinFebruary 1, 2022

Nonfiction

Jenifer Lewis: The ‘Mother of Black Hollywood’ Gets Down and Dirty in New Memoir

If Jenifer Lewis can't make you laugh, then you just don't have a sense of humor. Lewis' career spans nearly four decades and she has played mother to almost every major African-American character in television and film, earning her the moniker, "The Mother of Black Hollywood." In an NPR interview,…

Aisha K. StaggersNovember 13, 2017

Book Club Network Fiction

“The Only Woman in the Room:” Enter the Wild World of Actress Hedy Lamarr

An actress, inventor, and keeper of secrets, the beautiful Hedy Lamarr was among many Jews who fled Europe during the 1930s and came to Hollywood to start a new life. Born in Vienna in 1914, she studied acting with the innovative theater director, Max Reinhardt. But she made the mistake…

Claudia KeenanOctober 24, 2018

Better Self Nonfiction

Actress and Dancer Jenna Dewan Gives Insight into Being “Gracefully You”

From actress and dancer Jenna Dewan comes a vibrant message of how to elevate your life and experience beauty every day. Gracefully You: Finding Beauty and Balance in the Everyday (Gallery Books) is an insightful vision for anyone who wants to feel better, focus on what’s important, and maintain a…

BookTribOctober 22, 2019

Fiction

‘How to Get Away With Murder’: Books That Keep You Guessing Who’s Next

Soapy and twisty, one of our favorites, How to Get Away With Murder, is everything you could want out of a Shonda Rhimes-helmed show. Complicated defense attorney Annalise Keating is the glue that holds it all together as she kicks ass in the courtroom, deals with her crazy and meddling students, and…

Rachel CarterSeptember 28, 2017

Fiction Fiction - Featured Thrillers

The Glamour and Seedy Underside of the Film Industry

A photographer with a limp and progressive hearing loss. A lithe actress who lands a plum role in an art film. The sometimes drug dealer, sometimes porn producer, recently sworn jihadist whose history links the two together. These are just three of the dozens of fascinating and complex characters that…

Cynthia ConradSeptember 23, 2022

Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured Pop Culture

Geena Davis Rises Like a Phoenix from the Ashes of Dangerous Politeness

This October, Geena Davis published her first book, a memoir titled Dying of Politeness (HarperOne) that details not only her rise to stardom but her shift from exhibiting a “dangerous” level of politeness to absolute “badassery.” Admittedly being an avid reader of memoirs, it’s fair to say I was looking…

Mckenzie TozanOctober 21, 2022

Miscellany Potpourri - Featured Romance

AuthorBuzz: Bodyguard Falls for Hollywood Diva in Romantic Noir

Charmed By You: A Stark Security Novella (1001 Dark Nights Press) by J. Kenner Dear Reader: I love movies — everything from noir films to modern blockbusters. (I even went to film school). So of course I had to write a story set in that world. More, I wanted the…

AuthorBuzzNovember 7, 2022

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Aspiring Actress Becomes Murder Suspect in This Dark Comedy

Doreen Diller is a woman with a dream — just not a very unique dream. In fact, she has the exact same goal as seemingly everyone else in Hollywood: to become a movie star. She’s been on the scene for 15 years trying to land her big break and now,…

Paige VigliaroloJune 22, 2022

Author Spotlight

Her Characters Fall in Love With Each Other: Katie Mettner Falls in Love With Writing

It’s time for a Christmas at Gingerbread Falls (Breaking Night Press) of the author Katie Mettner, who we’re sitting down for a cup of tea, maple scone and a cozy chat. Well, sadly, we’re not actually in the same room, but Katie’s new novel and her warm personality are so…

Judy MorenoDecember 13, 2021

Audiobooks Listicles Miscellany

7 Author-Read Audiobooks to Enhance Your Literary Listening

Authenticity in audiobooks can be key to the listening experience. The best narrators make you believe in the characters and the story. Sometimes the author as narrator is exactly the right choice. While authors often read their own memoirs — think Tina Fey or Michelle Obama — authors of fiction…

AudioFileApril 24, 2020