Stritch did drink at a time when it was considered gauche for women to do so. Her eventual sobriety remained a question mark among some friends and colleagues who spoke with Jacobs. “I think I really got too stuck on the drinking and did she drink or not drink? Was she sober or not?” Jacobs
Month: November 2019
Tristan Thompson cannot be stopped! He left another flirty comment for ex Khloe Kardashian days after she seemingly shaded him AGAIN on Instagram. Somebody get ahold of Tristan Thompson‘s phone please! The NBA superstar wasted no time leaving something very sweet for ex baby mama Khloe Kardashian, 35, in her latest Instagram photo shared on
Pete Townshend of The Who had some choice words to say about the late Keith Moon and John Entwistle in a recent interview. During a chat with Rolling Stone on Monday, the 74-year-old guitarist claimed he was happy he no longer had to deal with his former bandmates, whom he called “f–king difficult.” “Thank God they’re
A person familiar with the negotiations described contracts drafted earlier this year in which Giuliani would have worked for Lutsenko or, separately, the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice. For Lutsenko, the agreement would have provided a pipeline to Trump’s lawyer and, through him, potentially to other top U.S. officials. For Giuliani, the agreements would have been
After Caitlyn Jenner’s family seemingly forgot to send her a care package on ‘I’m A Celebrity,’ her daughters Kylie and Kendall Jenner have shown love to their father – in their own, KarJenner way. After Caitlyn Jenner, 70, received love and support from her two dogs instead of any of her six children on I’m
It’s been more than a year since The Weeknd teased fans that he was working on his fourth studio album, and now, he’s just released a brand new single, Heartless. Not including the handful of collaborative efforts the Toronto-born musician has contributed to in the last 19 months, his last original song dropped in March 2018. Heartless was released
This post contains spoilers for Knives Out. Buckle in, because this is a long, winding journey. In Knives Out, writer-director Rian Johnson’s fun, carefully plotted whodunnit, the mystery changes halfway through the film. At the start, the rich, spoiled Thrombey family gathers together after the death of patriarch Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer), a successful whodunnit
November 27, 2019 4:14PM EST Reports have been swirling that Gabrielle Union was fired from ‘AGT’ after she spoke out about the show’s ‘toxic culture.’ Gabrielle Union, 47, has husband Dwayne Wade, 37, in her corner! The former NBA star showed support for his wife on social media after it was announced that she wouldn’t
Linda O’Leary had alcohol on her breath the same night her boat fatally crashed with another vessel on Ontario’s Lake Joseph, but the wife of Canadian businessman and TV star Kevin O’Leary claimed that she “consumed a drink of vodka following the collision and prior to the breath test,” according to recently unsealed search warrant
2019 Youth Media Award Winners Posted by Hilli, Assistant Editor on January 28, 2019 This morning the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top prizes in children’s and young adult literature, including the Caldecott, Newbery and Printz awards. Scroll on to see the full list of winners and read more about these acclaimed books! NEWBERY MEDAL, for the
If you’re not up for committing to a literary tattoo or find yourself worrying about where to put that new bookish sticker, perhaps you want to start yourself a collection of magnets for book lovers. Magnets are always in demand, they’re practical and useful, and they make for an inexpensive and fun indulgence. Whether you
We are huge fans of Shelly Laurenston here at BookPage HQ, so we were pretty much over the moon to learn that she’ll be releasing a new fantasy romance series under her other pen name, G.A. Aiken. The Scarred Earth Saga will kick off with The Blacksmith Queen on August 27, and it sounds like readers who
Kickstarter is a great place to discover what’s new and novel in the vast world of comics. The sheer volume of available projects is awe-inspiring. And a little intimidating. How do you find what you’re looking for? How do you choose which projects to back? How do you know which creators you want to support
2019 Lariat Reading List Posted by Stephanie, Director of Strategic Marketing on April 24, 2019 Recently, our BookPage marketing team spent time in Austin, Texas, at the Texas Library Association’s annual meeting. We made new friends, ate our weight in tacos and discovered the annual Lariat Reading List, which calls attention to outstanding adult fiction
Sponsored by Read Harder Journal, a reading log for tracking your books and reading outside your comfort zone! These deals were active as of this writing, but may expire soon, so get them while they’re hot! Today’s Featured Deals A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams for $1.99. Get it here, or just click on the cover image
2019 Edgar Awards honor BookPage cover star Walter Mosley Posted by Cat, Deputy Editor on April 26, 2019 Fans of crime stories, we all have our own favorite mysteries from 2018 (our Best of 2018 list is here!). But it’s so rewarding when the winners of the Edgar Allan Poe Awards, selected by the Mystery Writers
Kvelertak are back with a new album. Splid, the follow-up to 2016’s Nattesferd, is out February 14, 2020. It’s their first LP since singer Erlend Hjelvik left the band last July, to be replaced by Ivar Nikolaisen, formerly of the glam-punk outfit Silver and Norse punks the Good, the Bad & the Zugly; it’s also
The hardcore punk trifecta of Earth Crisis, Strife, and Snapcase have announced they’ll be joining forces for the “Return of the California Takeover”. The two shows are set for February 22nd and 23rd in San Francisco and Los Angeles, respectively. The gigs are a callback to April 1996 when Earth Crisis, Strife, and Snapcase shared the
Robert Sillerman, infamous founder of SFX Entertainment, has died. The news broke via Billboard and was confirmed by Sillerman’s lawyer, Sanford Philip Rosen. According to Billboard, Sillerman died of a respiratory illness. He was 71. Sillerman was embroiled in many financial troubles toward the end of his tenure as CEO of SFX, after which the
TMZ/Getty Anderson .Paak isn’t letting a “disrespectful, narcissistic, jealous” attack on his friend, Mac Miller, go unchecked — which is why he’s lighting up rapper GoldLink. The heated beef over Mac’s good name started when GoldLink — who toured with Mac on the GO:OD AM tour — posted what he claimed was a tribute, but
Andy Cohn is stepping down from his role as President and Publisher of The FADER, Variety reports and Pitchfork can confirm. The decision comes after The FADER commissioned an independent investigation to look into the “company’s workplace policies and systems.” Cohn was at The FADER for 16 years. The FADER’s co-CEOs Jon Cohen and Rob
The Pitch: As first dates go, Queen (Jodie Turner-Smith) and Slim (Daniel Kaluuya) aren’t exactly doing great. Over dinner in a local diner, they go through the standard motions, discovering before long that they have little in common. Queen mostly just took the date for companionship and a meal; most of the time, she’s happier
Ultra Music Festival just recently released a stellar phase 1 lineup, with exciting acts like Flume, Zedd, Gesaffelstein, Major Lazer, Martin Garrix, and more either returning to the festival or making their debut. With less than four months to go, preparations for the annual event, this coming year returning to its longtime home at Bayfront
TMZ.com Jay-Z has a problem with an Australian company using his name and lyrics to sell books … and now he’s taking the Aussies to court. According to a new lawsuit obtained by the Sydney Morning Herald, Jay claims Australian online retailer Little Homie is engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct to hawk a children’s
Exhibitors continue to thank the movie gods for Disney’s Frozen 2 after an awful month at the box office. Yesterday the Jennifer Lee-Chris Buck directed movie made an estimated $13.1M, besting 2013’s Hunger Games: Catching Fire‘s $12.3M for the best Monday ever in November. Running tally for Elsa and Anna’s second-go round is $143.3M. Business,
42 minutes ago Having already left his mark on the Jurassic Park franchise with 2015’s Jurassic World, Colin Trevorrow was supposed to jump to a galaxy far, far away and direct Star Wars: Episode IX, which we now know as The Rise of Skywalker. Due to creative differences, Trevorrow ended up departing Episode IX, but
Kylie Jenner sold half of her company Kylie Cosmetics to Coty, but instead of going up, the conglomerate’s stock crashed to a new low. Has the “Kylie Effect” officially come to an end? Coty’s stock climbed to $12.22 after the acquisition of Kylie Cosmetics was announced. However as the week progressed, the stock plummeted nearly 5.5 percent,
We’ve been hearing for quite some time from exhibitors and distribution sources that advance ticket sales are strong, but not overly robust for Disney/Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, meaning in the way that they were for 2015’s Force Awakens ($247.9M) and 2017’s Last Jedi ($220M). Hence, early AM estimates for the J.J. Abrams movie hitting
16 minutes ago Thanksgiving is upon us – and for a lot of us, this means we’ll get to finally enjoy some time off to feast with family and friends. The holiday is also the perfect time to get caught up on the season’s most exciting releases while they are still in theaters! There are
Warning: SPOILERS for New Mutants #1! Jonathan Hickman’s X-Men relaunch has revealed that Charles Xavier’s daughter, Xandra, is about to take command of an entire alien empire. The X-Men have a long history with the aliens known as the Shi’ar, an Avian race who have involved themselves with human affairs on several occasions. In fact, for a time