The week’s bestselling books, May 12
Hardcover fiction 1. Table for Two by Amor Towles (Viking: $32) A collection of stories from the author of “The Lincoln Highway.” 2. The Women…
ITV Loose Women's Gloria Hunniford issues four word dig at Denise Welch after she ripped into guest
Loose Women viewers were left reeling after Gloria Hunniford delivered a brutal four-word dig to her co-star Denise Welch, a day after her explosive clash…
The week’s bestselling books, May 5
Hardcover fiction 1. Funny Story by Emily Henry (Berkley: $29) The bestselling author’s new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in…
Arizona indictment of Giuliani and Meadows follows long racist history
I’ve lived and/or worked in 10 states scattered across the country. Arizona was and remains the most complicated. The same state that elected the first…
Lord Alan Sugar's seven word statement as he crowns Rachel Woolford Apprentice winner
Lord Alan Sugar made an admission as he celebrated Rachel Woolford's win on The Apprentice, as she beat Phil Turner to the crown Source link
The week’s bestselling books, April 21
Hardcover fiction 1. Table for Two by Amor Towles (Viking: $32) A collection of stories from the author of “The Lincoln Highway.” 2. The Familiar…
Times columnist Bill Plaschke wins prestigious Red Smith Award
The reaction was thunderous and effusive. Colleagues and competitors, team officials, longtime readers and even some critics all celebrated when the Associated Press Sports Editors…
The week’s bestselling books, April 14
Hardcover fiction 1. Table for Two by Amor Towles (Viking: $32) A collection of stories from the author of “The Lincoln Highway.” 2. James by…
Spanish locals use 'offensive' code word to talk about British tourists
Spanish locals have a code word they use to talk about British tourists but it turns out that it's not particularly complimentary, with some deeming…
What I learned from covering California’s homeless since 1980
In 1980, I reported on Sacramento’s “public inebriates.” Most of them, a few hundred in all, lived in flophouse hotels. But some slept “in the…
The week’s bestselling books, April 7
(Los Angeles Times) The weeks bestselling books, April 7 The California Independent Booksellers Alliance April 3, 2024 Hardcover fiction1. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28)…
The week’s bestselling books, March 24
(Los Angeles Times) The weeks bestselling books, March 24 The California Independent Booksellers Alliance March 20, 2024 Hardcover fiction1. The Women by Kristin Hannah (St.…
William Shatner on his career and how curiosity drives him
William Shatner is busy. A documentary on his life, “You Can Call Me Bill,” directed by Alexandre O. Philippe (“Lynch/Oz”), is scheduled to roll out…
Barbara Lee won for Black women, even if she lost Senate run
I don’t know what I had expected from Barbara Lee when an aide handed her the phone, but the laughter I heard certainly wasn’t it.…
‘It’s Phil Neville isn’t it…’ – Rooney and Ferdinand savage ex-Man Utd star with one word each
WAYNE Rooney refused to hold back when he was asked to play a word association game on TNT Sports. The England football legend was a…
The week’s bestselling books, March 10
Hardcover fiction 1. The Women by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s Press: $30) An intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an…
The Envy Awards for those offbeat and off-putting scenes
The 96th Academy Awards, to be held March 10 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, promises prizes to worthy recipients in nearly two dozen categories.…
California banned a slur from geographic place names. Fresno County won’t let go
For years, Native American residents in Fresno County have campaigned to remove the word “squaw” from the name of an unincorporated town in the foothills…
Ma’ams the word for ambitious duo Georgie and Olive Nicholls
PAUL NICHOLLS might be the dominant force in British jumps racing, but another Nicholls is back and wants a slice of the action. The 14-time…
The week’s bestselling books, Jan. 28
Hardcover fiction 1. The Fury by Alex Michaelides (Celadon Books: $29) A murder upends a reclusive ex-movie star’s trip to a private Greek island. 2.…