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Stephen Reads from HOLLY

How do you stop a killer appetite? Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King’s most compelling and ingeniously resourceful characters, returns in this thrilling novel to solve the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a midwestern town. “I could never let Holly Gibney go. She was supposed to be a walk-on character in MR. MERCEDES and…

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48 Chaotic Hours With Colleen Hoover

Colleen Hoover greeted readers during a signing session at her annual Book Bonanza romance convention on June 23 in Grapevine, Texas. LaGuardia Airport offers no fewer than four opportunities to purchase Colleen Hoover’s books between security and the gate—this is expected. What feels almost too on the nose is when, an hour into my flight to…

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James Patterson’s carefully worded apology after ‘racism’ claim is an eyebrow raiser

James Patterson attends The London Book Fair on April 20, 2009.David Levenson / Getty Images file By Jeff Yang On Sunday, James Patterson, whose enormous output of thrillers has netted him an estimated $750 million in personal wealth, caused a chorus of heads to turn and tilt. The U.K.’s Sunday Times published an interview in which he alleged…

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HarperCollins, striking workers agree to federal mediation

HarperCollins Publishers and the union representing some 250 striking employees have agreed to enter into federal mediation, the first sign of a possible settlement since the work stoppage began in early November Books-HarperCollins Strike  (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) HarperCollins Publishers and the union representing some 250 striking employees have agreed to enter…

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