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Book Review: Sketch-comedy star Keegan-Michael Key breaks down the art form in hilarious new book

Book Review: Sketch-comedy star Keegan-Michael Key breaks down the art form in hilarious new book

Keegan-Michael and Elle know more than a few of the Key characteristics of successful sketch comedy. Which means they would be the first to point out that lines like that don’t pass muster.
Book Review: 'Extremely Online' shows how creators and influencers have shaped social media

Book Review: 'Extremely Online' shows how creators and influencers have shaped social media

There's no shortage of books published in the past several years that have focused on the recent history of social media companies and the founders of the tech giants running them.
Patrick Stewart, a Shakespearean actor who soars in sci-fi, looks back on his life in memoir

Patrick Stewart, a Shakespearean actor who soars in sci-fi, looks back on his life in memoir

NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Stewart, who famously played a “Star Trek” captain, has boldly gone where no one has gone before — into his past.
Book Review: Romance strikes in 'Maybe Once, Maybe Twice' with quirky lines and an epic soundtrack

Book Review: Romance strikes in 'Maybe Once, Maybe Twice' with quirky lines and an epic soundtrack

On Maggie Vine’s 30th birthday, she makes a marriage pact with the handsome, broad-shouldered, sunbeam-smile-having Garrett Scholl.
Rush's Geddy Lee reflects on 'My Effin' Life' with book and tour

Rush's Geddy Lee reflects on 'My Effin' Life' with book and tour

TORONTO — Rush bassist Geddy Lee is getting closer to his heart with a new memoir. The "Tom Sawyer" musician is set to release "My Effin’ Life" on Nov. 14 which will coincide with a 14-city North American book tour.
Book Review: Jo Nesbø offers a fresh twist on a coming-of-age horror novel in ’The Night House'

Book Review: Jo Nesbø offers a fresh twist on a coming-of-age horror novel in ’The Night House'

Jo Nesbø, the Norwegian author best known for his 13-book crime series starring Harry Hole (“The Snowman” was made into a 2017 movie with Michael Fassbender), is out with something completely different.
Book Review: Poet recalls stormy life growing up Rastafari in Jamaica and her struggle to break free

Book Review: Poet recalls stormy life growing up Rastafari in Jamaica and her struggle to break free

It’s not unusual for an autobiography to chart a person’s passage from rags to riches, ignorance to enlightenment, or bondage to freedom.
Book Review: 'Collision of Power' explains the journalism of the Donald Trump era

Book Review: 'Collision of Power' explains the journalism of the Donald Trump era

Martin Baron's “Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos and The Washington Post” is actually a trilogy – an insider’s revealing examination of Jeff Bezos’ stewardship of The Washington Post, a chronicle of how Donald Trump tried mightily to discredit the Po
Book Review: 'SNL' star Leslie Jones drops raw memoir mixed with life advice

Book Review: 'SNL' star Leslie Jones drops raw memoir mixed with life advice

Leslie Jones wants to set one thing straight in her memoir: She is undeniable. The word pops up 11 times in the book.
Michael Crummey on his approach to writing the worst of the world in 'The Adversary'

Michael Crummey on his approach to writing the worst of the world in 'The Adversary'

TORONTO — When it came time for Michael Crummey to write his latest novel, he decided he wouldn't go easy on himself — or his reader. There would be no kernel of goodness at the core of his two main characters, no redemption, no justice.
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