Books and literature
This cover image released by Simon & Schuster shows "From Saturday Night to Sunday Night: My Forty Years of Laughter, Tears, and Touchdowns in TV" by Dick Ebersol. (Simon & Schuster via AP)
Review: Dick Ebersol recalls his outsized TV role in memoir

By Rob Merrill Sep. 19, 2022 09:38 AM EDT

Bronze medalist Victor Wild, of the Russian Olympic Committee, and gold medalist Austria's Benjamin Karl, right, pose for a picture with volunteers during the venue ceremony for the men's parallel giant slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Snowboarder Vic Wild's ride leads to another Olympic medal

By Eddie Pells Feb. 08, 2022 07:08 AM EST

FILE - Soccer player Megan Rapinoe poses for photos on the red carpet of the Women's Sports Foundation's 40th annual Salute to Women in Sports in New York on Oct. 16, 2019. Rapinoe has selected #MeToo founder Tarana Burke's memoir, “Unbound,” for her new book club. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Goals: Megan Rapinoe launches 'The Call In' book club

Aug. 16, 2021 08:13 AM EDT

Snaefridur Sol Jorunnardottir and Anton Mckee, of Iceland, carry their country's flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Manga featured in opening ceremony for Tokyo Olympics

Jul. 23, 2021 07:49 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2008, file photo, United States' LoLo Jones reacts after the women's 100-meter hurdles final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing Olympics in Beijing. When Lolo Jones opens her book, “Over It,” she doesn’t start with her biggest accomplishment. Instead, she opens with the “most painful race” of her career—the 100-meter hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Olympian Lolo Jones examines life's hurdles in new book

By Ragan Clark Jul. 20, 2021 03:07 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 24, 2018 file photo, Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman listens to testimony during a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing in Washington. Raisman is looking for her beloved dog, who ran away scared during a weekend fireworks show in Boston. "My dog Mylo was terrified of fireworks and ran off," she tweeted Saturday, July 3, 2021, "He has a tag on and a leash. Please let me know if you see him." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Gymnast Aly Raisman reunites with dog who went missing

Jul. 10, 2021 03:34 PM EDT

Pope Francis meets Spider-Man, who presents him with his mask, at the end of his weekly general audience with a limited number of faithful in the San Damaso Courtyard at the Vatican, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. The masked man works with sick children in hospitals. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
'Super-hero' in Spider-Man outfit meets pope at Vatican

Jun. 23, 2021 11:35 AM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, June 18, 2021, file photo, journalist Katie Couric attends a screening during the 20th Tribeca Festival at The Waterfront Plaza at Brookfield Place, in New York. Little, Brown and Company and Live Nation announced Monday, June 21, 2021, that Couric will embark on an 11-city in-person promotional tour for her book “Going There,” beginning with an appearance at Boston’s Orpheum Theatre on Oct. 28.(Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)
Couric book tour this fall will be in-person, in theaters

By Hillel Italie Jun. 21, 2021 05:03 AM EDT

This cover image released by Harper shows "Live Your Life: My Story of Loving and Losing Nick Cordero" by Amanda Kloots with Anna Kloots. (Harper via AP)
Amanda Kloots hopes people don't forget COVID-19 devastation

By Alicia Rancilio Jun. 17, 2021 10:29 AM EDT

FILE - Jared Kushner does a television interview at the White House on Oct. 26, 2020, in Washington. Kushner, the son-in-law of former President Donald Trump and one of his top advisers during his administration, has a book deal. Broadside Books, a conservative imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Kushner’s book will come out in early 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Jared Kushner has book deal, publication expected in 2022

By Hillel Italie Jun. 15, 2021 06:59 PM EDT

FILE - Playwright Katori Hall poses for a portrait in front of the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in New York on Sept, 21, 2011. Hall won the Pulitzer Prize for drama for her play "The Hot Wing King." (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)
'The Night Watchman,' Malcolm X biography win arts Pulitzers

By Hillel Italie And Mark Kennedy Jun. 11, 2021 01:32 PM EDT

This undated photo shows the front and back sides of the medal awarded for the Pulitzer Prizes in New York. The Pulitzer Prizes in journalism and the arts will be announced, Friday, June 11, 2021, almost two months later than initially planned due to the pandemic. (The Pulitzer Prizes via AP)
The Latest: 2021 Pulitzer Prizes honor journalism, arts

By The Associated Press Jun. 11, 2021 01:18 PM EDT

This cover image released by St. Martin's Press shows "The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic" by Joe Miller with Dr. Ozlem Tureci and Dr. Uger Sahin. BioNTech founders Sahin and Türeci are collaborating with Joe Miller of the Financial Times on “The Vaccine,” St. Martin’s Publishing Group announced Tuesday. Publication is scheduled for Nov. 16. (St. Martin's Press via AP)
BioNTech founders contributing to book on COVID-19 vaccine

By Hillel Italie Jun. 08, 2021 09:00 AM EDT

This image released by Ecco/HarperCollins shows author Jami Attenberg, founder of the 1,000 word challenge, calling for people to write 1,000 words a day for 14 days. The 2021 challenge began May 31 and ends Sunday. (Jami Attenberg via AP)
Fiction, memoirs, poems spring from 1,000-word challenge

By Hillel Italie Jun. 07, 2021 09:25 AM EDT

Molly Yeh poses for a portrait at SOBE WFF® on Saturday, May 22, 2021, in Miami Beach, Fla. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
Chef Molly Yeh's lockdown life full of recipes, baby firsts

By Kelli Kennedy Jun. 07, 2021 08:47 AM EDT

FILE - This undated, file photo released by Chongyi Feng shows Yang Hengjun and his wife Yuan Xiaoliang. The Chinese Australian writer tried in Beijing for alleged espionage said he pleaded to a judge to reject evidence of what he had said while being tortured by interrogators. Yang faced a closed trial on Thursday. The court deferred its verdict to a later date.(Chongyi Feng via AP, File)
China rejects Australian writer's torture claim in trial

Jun. 01, 2021 04:34 AM EDT

Judge: COVID was reason for jail to go from books to tablets

May. 31, 2021 10:15 AM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officials at a Louisiana jail reacted reasonably to the COVID-19 pandemic by taking away printed books and giving inmates tablets on which...

FILE - This undated, file photo released by Chongyi Feng shows Yang Hengjun and his wife Yuan Xiaoliang. The Chinese Australian writer tried in Beijing for alleged espionage said he pleaded to a judge to reject evidence of what he had said while being tortured by interrogators. Yang faced a closed trial on Thursday. The court deferred its verdict to a later date.(Chongyi Feng via AP, File)
Man urges Chinese judge to reject torture-tainted evidence

By Rod Mcguirk May. 31, 2021 03:20 AM EDT

This 2014 photo released by DKCO&M shows the cast during a performance of "You Can't Take it With You," in New York. The set was designed by David Rockwell, who has a new book "Drama" on sale this week. (Paul Warchol/DKCO&M via AP)
Designer David Rockwell offers a guide to his creativity

By Mark Kennedy May. 24, 2021 12:37 PM EDT

This cover image released by Knopf shows "Phase Six" by Jim Shepard. (Knopf via AP)
Review: Jim Shepard’s stunning new novel about a pandemic

By Ann Levin May. 17, 2021 07:27 PM EDT