Epps wishes to be clear, however, that while Petito’s murder inspired the themes of A Pale Song, the story is in no way based on true events. In a publisher’s note, the book is described as “a work of ...

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A new young-adult novel by actor Angourie Rice, and her mother, playwright Kate Rice, is coming in 2026, People magazine reports.

Alan Hollinghurst has won the David Cohen Prize, given every two years to “a living writer from the U.K. or Republic of Ireland for a lifetime’s achievement in literature.” ...

Luke Evans will star in a television adaptation of Elizabeth Day’s The Party, Deadline reports.

Michelle Obama discussed her latest book, The Look, on Good Morning America. The former first lady’s book, co-written with Meredith Koop and scheduled for publication on November 4 by Crown, is “a ...

The Baillie Gifford Prize was established in 1999 and comes with a cash prize of 50,000 British pounds, about $67,000. Previous winners include David Cairns for Berlioz: Vol. II, Servitude and ...

E. Lockhart stopped by CBS Mornings to discuss her latest young adult novel, We Fell Apart.

Salman Rushdie talked about his newest book, The Eleventh Hour: A Quintet of Stories, on CBS News.

A film adaptation of the popular Eloise series of children’s books is in the works, with director Amy Sherman-Palladino and actor Ryan Reynolds attached, Deadline reports.