Comedian and actor Martin Short will write a memoir about his career in show business. The book is set to release in fall 2014.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Harper Lee is suing literary agent Samuel Pinkus for the copyright to her novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Plenty of North Koreans have escaped from their home country, but there is only one known man to have escaped from a political prison within the country. This is his story.
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Nina Furstenau is a food writer, critic and author. She was the host of Book Talk at the Boone County historical Society Museum on May 4, and her new food memoir is set to release on September 1.
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Monica Hand left a 32-year career with the U.S. Postal Service to pursue poetry. Now, as an MU doctoral student, teacher and writer, she can concentrate on her artistic influences that inspire her poems.
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This handful of Columbia blogs are worth a look.
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Shailene Woodley, star of the series The Secret Life of the American Teenager, has auditioned for film adaptations of some of the most popular young adult trilogies. She has landed the lead in Divergent, which is said to be similar to Hunger Games.
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Nigerian author Chinua Achebe died at age 82 following a brief illness. He is forever remembered as the Grandfather of Nigerian Literature.
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The highly anticipated 50 Shades of Grey film has had many rumors flying around about who will be cast in the roles of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele. Who do the readers want to see in the film?
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The Game of Thrones season 3 Easter Sunday premiere Valar Dohaeris is one of transition. The Battle of Blackwater has taken its toll on all of our favorite characters, and as everyone begins to piece together their next moves, we have half a book of storytelling to get through in season 3 on HBO.
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Being in the sun is fun, so why read a sad book? Grab one of these comedies on your way out to catch some rays. Just don’t forget your SPF.
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Some people do not have time to read long novels. So for those that enjoy reading, but can’t find the time to read, some of the most influential books out there are short stories and quick reads under 100 pages.
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For Spring Break this year, check out these five beach reads. They will have your laughing and smiling while you soak up the sun.
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Everyone is encouraged to see Oz the Great and Powerful, if only because James Franco is the star. But before you see the movie, check out the history behind L. Frank Baum’s 14-book series that inspired the new Disney film.
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The Daniel Boone Regional Library System offers reading materials for those with visual impairments including audiobooks, a large print collection and access to Wolfner Library’s braille books services.
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Fantasy novels are able to whisk readers far away from the daily grind. That’s why you don’t want to miss these five great fantasy sagas that create complex world that make for some incredibly satisfying reads.
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Poet Quincy Troupe hosted a creative nonfiction and poetry reading at MU, where he read from his biographical works and poems. He encouraged writers of all platforms to use imagery and “evoke” their own cultures.
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In honor of Black History Month, VoxTalk compiled a list of some awards and firsts that have been achieved by African-Americans in literature.
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It has been 50 years since poet Sylvia Plath took her own life. Now we remember her through her poetry, novel and short story writing.
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Financial journalist and author Julie MacIntosh reveals the details behind the Anheuser-Busch takeover and the foreign corporation now behind the American beer brand.
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