From Richard Osman and Millie Bobby Brown to the upcoming book by Keanu Reeves, celebrity novels are everywhere. What’s behind the boom? And how do non-famous writers feel about it?I understood that if I was going to do it, I would have to put 100% of myself into it,” says Richard Osman about... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-01-13 09:00:12 UTC ]
John Grisham is #1 and Rachel Maddow is #2, plus Dolly Parton, Jada Pinkett Smith, and an ever-popular manga all have a good week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
John Grisham is #1 and Rachel Maddow is #2 as their new books bring them back to the bestseller list, plus solid showings from Dolly Parton, Jada Pinkett Smith, and an ever-popular manga. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
With events in Kansas and Washington, and statewide expansion elsewhere, country music icon Dolly Parton welcomes supporters of her Imagination Library, a philanthropic program that mails one book a month to each enrolled child under the age of five. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: the Fifth Circuit hears a closely-watched book banning case; Louisiana passes a 'harmful to minors' law for library books; legal action over a flawed New York City library design; and California expands its partnership with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library will expand its program to send children free books across all 58 California counties, Gov. Gavin Newsom announces. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-06-07 15:51:03 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: National Library Week 2023 is upon us; PEN America report says politics is 'supercharging' book bans; the Texas House passes its school library bill; and Dolly Parton will be awarded the ALA's highest honor. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
More than 2 million children just became eligible for free books: California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1183 to establish Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Program in the state and specify how it will operate. The program will use money from a dedicated fund “to provide... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-10-06 18:35:28 UTC ]
Singer’s global initiative to offer a book each month to 200 refugee children in London until they turn fiveRefugee children in London will be given a book each month until they turn five, thanks to a new project from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.The global organisation is partnering with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-05-09 15:54:47 UTC ]
Dolly Parton and James Patterson have the #1 book in the country with 'Run, Rose, Run." Plus 'The Wok' by J. Kenji López-Alt is #3 in the country, and another cookbook, 'Jane Austen's Table' by Robert Tuesley Anderson, serves up shortbreads and sensibility. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
Dolly Parton has written her first novel with the help of best-selling author James Patterson. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2022-03-10 00:01:14 UTC ]
Dolly Parton will headline the audiobook cast of her debut novel Run Rose Run (Century) along with singer and songwriter Kelsea Ballerini in the role of protégée to Parton’s character. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-21 02:34:41 UTC ]
The country music superstar has teamed up with the novelist James Patterson to write Run, Rose, Run, which will be published in MarchFirst globally successful entertainer, then heroic sponsor of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine, and now novelist … Dolly Parton seems determined to prove that there... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-08-11 16:27:28 UTC ]
Parton, with collaborator Robert K. Oermann, has penned an excellent new memoir-slash-song-primer. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-11-30 14:15:30 UTC ]
We already love Dolly Parton, not just for her powerhouse songwriting and iconic hair but also for her championing of American literacy—her Imagination Library sends over 1 million free books per month (that’s one book every two seconds!) to children ages 0-5 in the United States, Canada, the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-11-18 18:00:10 UTC ]
Hodder & Stoughton is publishing a book from songwriter, musician, and country legend Dolly Parton, exploring her life and career through 175 of her best-loved songs. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-05 20:52:03 UTC ]
Princeton University Press wins a book on forgiveness in a 10-house auction, Dolly Parton’s “life in lyrics” goes to Chronicle, and S&S editor Denene Millner sells a multigenerational epic to St. Martin’s. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
Netflix is turning eight Dolly Parton songs into an anthology series, Dolly Parton's Heartstrings. The first trailer arrived today, and it gives us a glimpse of the dramas based on iconic songs like "Two Doors Down," "JJ Sneed" -- and of course, "Jol... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2019-11-06 03:18:00 UTC ]
Dolly Parton, the country music legend and longtime philanthropist, is bringing her literacy charity for children to Ireland, the Irish Times reported Thursday. Parton announced that her Imagination Library, which mails free books to children each month from their birth until their fifth... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The country music legend talks about her new album, Pure & Simple, and why you should stick to your crazy ideas. The country music legend talks about her new album, Pure & Simple, and why you should stick to your crazy ideas.Dolly Parton has spent more than 50 years... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2016-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]