Dwayne Johnson is working with investigative journalist Nick Bilton on the project, with a film in the pipeline starring Emily Blunt and Leonardo DiCaprio The actor Dwayne Johnson, who began his career as wrestler The Rock, is to co-author a nonfiction book about a Hawaii crime syndicate in the 1960s and 1970s.Writing on Instagram, Johnson said he was “super grateful to co-author my next project (a nonfiction book) with award-winning investigative journalist, @NickBilton. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2025-04-14 11:56:16 UTC ]
The best nonfiction book deals in cooking, lifestyle, and more, all hand picked by Book Riot. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Last week, Beto O’Rourke easily won the Democratic primary for Texas governor—the same week Flatiron Books took the North American rights to O’Rourke’s nonfiction book We’ve Got To Try. We’ve Got To Try follows the life and work of Dr. Lawrence Aaron Nixon, civil rights leader and son of an... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-03-09 18:16:41 UTC ]
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Avidly read history-and-humor series continued their hold on the nonfiction book consumer base in China at the end of 2021. The post China Bestsellers in December: ‘The Charm of History’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-01-17 14:04:07 UTC ]
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Atlantic Fiction has acquired Your Driver Is Waiting, the debut novel by Priya Guns, inspired by Martin Scorsese’s classic film "Taxi Driver". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-16 03:54:36 UTC ]
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The submissions period for the second cycle of the still-new German Nonfiction Prize runs to November 19, as seven jurors are named. The post German Nonfiction Book Prize Names Its 2022 Jury appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-11-02 12:10:32 UTC ]
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“The Taking of Jemima Boone,” the first nonfiction book by the novelist Matthew Pearl, recounts a legendary abduction case that complicates our view of relations between settlers and Native Americans during westward expansion. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-10-05 16:57:40 UTC ]
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“Nomadland,” a film inspired by and featuring non-actor sources from journalist Jessica Bruder’s 2017 nonfiction book of the same name, just swept the Academy Awards. Both book and film explore the life of America’s “new nomads,” who live without traditional housing since losing their savings in... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-05-07 17:41:46 UTC ]
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Interviews Ellen Adams is a singer-songwriter and prose writer who splits her time between Seattle and Montreal. She has been a Lambda Literary Fellow for nonfiction and a Fulbright Fellow researching politically engaged contemporary art in Thailand.... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2021-03-29 13:25:33 UTC ]
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Interviews Born and brought up in Assam, Kaushik Barua is an emerging Indian English author. He completed his degree in economics from St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi, and then studied political economy at the London School of Economics. In his day... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2021-03-15 20:37:05 UTC ]
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In this Read Harder Challenge post, we're recommending books for the task asking you to read nonfiction books about anti-racism. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-12-09 11:31:00 UTC ]
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Books published in the Trump era reveal the battles over, and changes in, the American presidency today. In this special episode of “Presidential,” Post nonfiction book critic Carlos Lozada shares what he’s learned from reading more than 150 of them. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-23 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Martin Scorsese’s 1990 film was far from a surefire hit, but it cemented his legacy. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-24 12:03:35 UTC ]
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Figure out which type you fall into and find a fiction and a nonfiction book recommendation for each Enneagram type. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Among the big books sold this week are a nonfiction book from former National Security Council member Fiona Hill, a nonfiction book on skyscrapers, and a book about how sports is helping the country to transform its understanding of sex and gender. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Warner Bros. film JUST MERCY, based on the nonfiction book by Bryan Stevenson, is available for free streaming in the month of June. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-06-03 13:32:47 UTC ]
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Among the big deals this week are a new book by rapper Gucci Mane, a memoir of addiction and recovery by a politician and her son, and a nonfiction book by the cocreator of Showtime’s Billions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The author threatened to ditch his British publisher, and likened him to a vicar, after his ‘Anglo-Saxon’ expressions were cleaned upThe hard-drinking, hot-tempered American writer Ernest Hemingway was furious when he discovered that the language for the English edition of his latest book had... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-03-29 07:05:47 UTC ]
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Max Czollek, whose first nonfiction book is a rebuttal to calls for integration, believes that his country must face its history with more honesty — and that those who are singled out shouldn’t try to fit in. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-01-16 10:00:17 UTC ]
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Martin Scorsese’s mob movie was streamed by more than 26m accounts worldwide, securing 13.2m views in its first five days in the US aloneNetflix has announced that Martin Scorsese’s new mob movie The Irishman has been watched by over 26m accounts in its first seven days on the streaming... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-12-11 11:39:42 UTC ]
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Read Harder Challenge participants, and anyone looking for broader reading horizons, we've got your recommendations for the YA nonfiction book task. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-12-04 11:32:54 UTC ]
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