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Is there nothing Al Roker will stop at to get ahead, and nothing he can’t do? Until Tuesday, his friends, coworkers and TODAY co-hosts would have drawn the line at murder. But now, with the publication of his first novel, a whodunit titled they’re not so sure.
The Internet is truly an information highway that covers the globe. Al Gore claimed he invented it. Former Sen. Ted Stevens described it as “a series of tubes.” Jon Stewart once said of it, “The Internet is just a world passing around notes in a classroom.”
The Christian book business, optimistic that a little literary escapism might be an antidote for readers in hard times, is turning to bonnets, buggies and bloodsuckers.
The playoff races are as compelling as they have been in years.
A manuscript page from Napoleon Bonaparte's loosely autobiographical short novel about ill-fated love will go on sale in Paris on Sunday, an auction house said.
I have recently posted multiple articles about the Obama Administration's FICTIONAL count of jobs "saved and created". In fact, I have reported, in an exclusive, that President Obama has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
Alex Cross is back in Patterson's latest thrillerDetective Alex Cross is pulled out of a family celebration and given the awful news that a beloved relative has been found murdered. He vows to hunt down her killer, and soon learns that she was mixed up in one of Washington's wildest scenes. An excerpt.
"The Obama administration, under fire for inflating job growth from the $787 billion stimulus plan, slashed over 60,000 jobs from its most recent report on the program because the reporting outlets had submitted "unrealistic data," according to a document obtained by ABC News."
Obama Faces His AnzioBut while health care won't be Mr. Obama's Waterloo, economic policy is starting to look like his Anzio. Duh???
Richard Belzer: 'I Am Not a Psychic!'The "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star plays the main character in his new novel, "I Am Not a Psychic!" "The Belz," as he's called, is back and ready to solve the case of a beautiful young movie star who died 26 years earlier. An excerpt
$160,000 Per Stimulus Job?White House officials heralded the unparalleled transparency in reporting job numbers to the public, but acknowledged there is no consistent standard across states or localities, or among federal agencies giving out stimulus funds, in differentiating between a "saved" job and …
Sexist violence sickens crime criticCrime fiction has become so violently and graphically anti-women that one of the country's leading crime writers and critics is refusing to review new books.
This is my entry for Scott's Random Words Writing Challenge: The elderly man lying in front of me sucked on his oxygen and then pulled the mask aside as his eyes turned in my direction.
Richard Belzer: 'I Am Not a Psychic!'The "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star plays the main character in his new novel, "I Am Not a Psychic!" "The Belz," as he's called, is back and ready to solve the case of a beautiful young movie star who died 26 years earlier. An excerpt
Maurice Sendak tells parents to go to hellReporter: "What do you say to parents who think the Wild Things film may be too scary?" Sendak: "I would tell them to go to hell. That's a question I will not tolerate." Reporter: "Because kids can handle it?"
The other day Scott posted another one of his random word assignments on Newsvine. When I saw the challenge I thought what a splendid job he had done.
NASA director Jason Garrett stared at the shimmering orb from the window of his office. The moon was vibrating in the sky, as if someone had attached it to a paint shaker. Just beyond its edges, the stars rattled in an unnatural motion.
Excerpt: 'Return to the Hundred Acre Wood'Author David Benedictus pens the first authorized sequel to the classic children's tale, "The House at Pooh Corner." The story begins as the sleepy woods are all abuzz with rumors that Christopher Robin has returned. An excerpt.
The word "Fusion" screamed at him from the vibrant neon lights over the archway as he walked through the door.
Book Lover Cynthia Crossen on Science FictionMy 13-year-old nephew is a voracious reader, but he tends to limit his reading to science fiction. He recently read "Brave New World," because he thought it was sci-fi. Any suggestions on how to expand his horizons to include other genres? —B.M., St. Paul, Minn.
I have been watching, reading ,writing about, and posting politics for what seems like forever so I needed a break. I played this game at a party some time ago and thought some of you might get a kick out of it.
Holden Caufield: Set Him Free, J.D.Colting had an interesting concept: An elderly Holden escapes from his retirement home and meets up with his beloved little sister, Phoebe.
Once again I get rushed out the the door, not even with a good morning. How do they expect me to do my beast during a tiring day if I don't even get a minute to wipe away the cowwebs I picked up during the weekend.
Americans have significantly added to field of literature in ways that have helped change the course of our nation - it challenged the color code, it challenged the woman's right to vote, it challenged the woman's right to work, it challenged multi-racial couples and marriage - i …
The continually declining number of teachers may not only endanger the amount of knowledge humanity retains, but the way we retain it.
I was jolted awake by the sound of a car door slamming. I had bedded down in the only chair in the motel room, with my head leaning against the slightly open widow, for just this reason. I had wanted to hear anyone who happened to be spending too much time in front of my room.
Happy Birthday, H. P. Lovecraft!Although Lovecraft's readership was limited during his life, his reputation has grown over the decades, and he is now commonly regarded as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th century, who together with Edgar Allan Poe has exerted "an incalculable influence on s …
Will New Brown Novel Refute the Virgin Birth?Will The Lost Symbol attempt to refute the miraculous virgin birth of Jesus by suggesting that he was created by aliens?
'Eleventh Victim' a novel debut for Nancy GraceNew York Times best-selling author and HLN host Nancy Grace draws from her own life and career in her debut novel, "The Eleventh Victim," the first book in a new thriller series.
That Mouse Is HighA father frantically prepares for his daughter's birthday party only to come across a stumbling block that threatens to ruin the day. A short story by Scott Semegran.
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