How You Announce Your Memoir When You're Prince

How You Announce Your Memoir When You're Prince

News by Peter Derk March 21, 2016
Prince announces his upcoming 2017 memoir in no less than two outfits.

Crazy In Love: Five Authors And Their Stalkers

Column by Peter Derk
Is stalking the 6th Love Language? Probably not. Authors and their stalkers.
Bookshots: 'Monster's Chef' by Jervey Tervalon

Bookshots: 'Monster's Chef' by Jervey Tervalon

Review by Naturi Thomas-Millard June 12, 2014
A fast-paced novel about the dark side of celebrity: scandalous parties, tailor-made drugs, cloistered, mute wives and...animal shaped grilled cheese sandwiches?
James Franco's New Short Story Polarizes the Armchair Critics of the Internet

James Franco's New Short Story Polarizes the Armchair Critics of the Internet

News by Joshua Chaplinsky June 11, 2014
'Bungalow 89', a story about how Franco allegedly spurned the advances of Lindsay Lohan, requires your attention.
David Bowie Reading

David Bowie Reveals Top 100 Must Read Books

News by Christopher Shultz October 3, 2013
The Man Who Would Be The Goblin King is quite the reader, and now he's allowing fans a window into his eclectic tastes.
Bestselling Hitler Satire Divides Critics

Bestselling Hitler Satire Divides Critics

News by Dean Fetzer February 6, 2013
Hitler as a modern day celebrity? A German bestseller suggests the great dictator could easily repeat his rise to power in the modern age.
amanda knox sells her story

Amanda Knox Has Sold Her Story For More Money Than You'll Ever Make

News by Hanna Brooks Olsen February 16, 2012
After being acquitted of murder and being played by Hayden Panettiere, what else is left for Amanda Knox to do but get on with her life? Oh right. Sell the rights to her story for $4 million.

The Lure of Celebrity: Why Literary Agents Represent Stars (And Not You)

Column by Hanna Brooks Olsen January 16, 2012
Every time a celebrity gets a book deal, hundreds of unrepresented writers die a little inside. Why is it so easy for Amanda Knox to get a book deal, but you can't get signed to save your life?
Tyra Gollum

The Stress of Writing A Bestselling YA Fantasy Novel Gave Tyra Banks Alopecia

News by Brandon Tietz October 18, 2011
Tyra Banks wrote a book that made the New York Time's bestseller's list, and no, hell has not froze over, but she did start to lose her hair.
Amy Winehouse to Release Posthumous Memoir

Mitch Winehouse To Publish Memoir About His Troubled Daughter

News by Brandon Tietz October 11, 2011
Father of singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse will have a memoir released next summer through HarperCollins.
Yet Again, Death Proves A Bestseller, AKA, R.I.P. Steve Jobs

Yet Again, Death Proves A Bestseller: R.I.P. Steve Jobs

News by Dennis Widmyer October 7, 2011
In the wake of Steve Jobs passing, Simon & Schuster has bumped up the release of his biography from late November to October 24th and already, the book tops Amazon.con's pre-order list. Surprised?