entertainment - "book"

This book is couched as a paranoid thriller with serious historical ramifications. That's not an impossible combination (think of 'The Manchurian Candidate'), but it's an awkward one for author Stephen L. Carter.

This book is couched as a paranoid thriller with serious historical ramifications. That's not an impossible combination (think of 'The Manchurian Candidate'), but it's an awkward one for author Stephen L. Carter.

Kate Summerscale collects Britain's richest non-fiction book prize

An uncut edition of Aleksander Solzhenitsyn's 'The First Circle,' a highly praised and controversial novel published 40 years ago and heavily edited because of its story of a Soviet prison camp, is finally coming out in English. ' 'The First Circle' is one of...

The Republican Party has often been stereotyped as the party of wealthy, old white men. Conservative writers Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam think that can change. Their new book, Grand New Party, offers a vision for expanding the Republican base.

The Cactus Eaters How I Lost My Mind - And Almost Found Myself - on the Pacific Crest Trail By Dan White HarperPerennial; 374 pages; $14.95 paperback 'I was so tired of feeling weak. I wanted to start my life over by tracking bears through the Cascades and...

AP - '85 Years of Great Writing in Time' (Time Books, 560 pages, $26.95): Those of us who traffic in words for a living feel somewhat under siege these days, like a Donkey Kong machine sitting forlornly in the corner of a ramshackle pizza parlor while teenagers on the sidewalk outside play Grand Theft Auto on their handhelds.

Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil will produce the comic book adaptation.

Dancing with the Stars got a little boring, according to ABC's entertainment president Steve McPherson. He told critics this morning that the inevitability of Kristi Yamaguchi's win, in addition to the collection of 'nice' personalities, made the show dry.'There wasn't a whole lot going on. I think it's good to have some controversy,' he said. 'I think that, for me, it wasn't just Kristi. I think that the kind of real finalists were really great dancers, really fun, but just nice, sweet personalities. ... It's good to have a little bit more edge at times and a little bit more competition.' He said that test audiences 'weren't as passionate about an individual competitor as in years past. So I think it's just about getting the right casting mix. And sometimes it's about who falls in and who falls out early or late. We never anticipate who it's going to be -- Jason Taylor. Honestly, when we booked him, we figured he'd be out in week two.' McPherson wouldn't confirm any cast members

If you’ve ever wondered (and who hasn’t?) about the oddly high prices sometimes attached to out-of-print paperbacks on amazon.com, you’ll be interested in an item from yesterday’s new york Times book blog.