Mary Laura Philpott signs a book deal for her adorable penguins
…Penguin Random House might call. I figured it would be a lawyer with some sort of cease-and-desist message. But when the call came, it was not a lawyer. It was…
In her fourth memoir, comedian Chelsea Handler recounts her visits to far-flung destinations, making fun of everything along the way
…then asking clueless questions like, “When do we start shooting the animals? Where is the freshest sushi?” Handler describes her companions as colorful, outrageous characters who share her own penchant…
By Pat Summitt and Sally Jenkins
Jamie Quatro’s stunning debut collection portrays Lookout Mountain in stories that are haunting, provocative, and delightfully weird
…frisson of sexual suggestion. Each story featured a central unreal thing—a world where everyone carries heavy weights in pursuit of equality, a soldier unstuck in time, a magical white suit—but…
Abraham Verghese discusses doctor’s bags, white coats, and finding the right tools for the job
…early mentors, first when he was a medical student in India and then a resident in Johnson City, Tennessee. His respect for these mentors led him to carry his own…
