The Juiciest Revelations from Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations
Hollywood legend Ava Gardner spilled her guts to biographer Peter Evans—for a bit—until the plug got pulled on their collaboration…
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6 Books That Are Even Better as Audiobooks
Whether you’re driving, walking, doing mindless busywork, or just don’t feel like carrying around something larger than an MP3 player,…
13 Great YA Novels With Male Protagonists
In order to compile this list, I asked two YA writer friends of mine, Molly Backes (The Princesses of Iowa)…
7 Books That We’re Pretty Sure Are On Beyoncé’s Bookshelf
It’s unlikely that Beyonce has a ton of time to read between promoting her new album, chasing that little kid…
Seven Books for Sports Fans
I know a guy who cried while watching the recent halftime ceremony at Soldier Field commemorating the retirement of Mike…
6 Nonfiction Books That Will Give You Nightmares
Even though I tend to avoid horror movies and books, I have no problem diving into some of the creepiest,…
Our Favorite Books Written By Musicians
Though published in 2010, rocker Patti Smith’s National Book Award–winning memoir Just Kids is still riding high, most recently as…
The Book-Lover’s Guide to the Emmys
Got Emmy fever? The only cure is to check out these books before Sunday’s Emmy broadcast, written by nominees or…
Some Laid-Back Pregnancy Book Recommendations from a (Somewhat) Laid-Back Newish Mom
My son turned one recently, so pregnancy books are in my rearview (for now), but I read with interest about…
Our Favorite Male Protagonists by Female Authors
We’ve all known that one guy—the guy who always seems to have a new, devoted woman (or perhaps the right term…