November 16, 2024, 5:51am Entertainment
“The Handmaid’s Tale” is selling again. Since President-elect Donald Trump clinched his return to the White House, Margaret Atwood’s dystopian classic about a country in which women are brutally repressed has been high on the Amazon.com bestseller list. “The Handmaid’s Tale” was popular throughout Trump’s first term, along with such… Read story
November 16, 2024, 5:51am Entertainment
No one knew what Quentin Tarantino had in the duffle bag. Read story
November 16, 2024, 5:50am Entertainment
A slim science fiction novel that looks at our “precious and precarious” world through the eyes of six astronauts on the International Space Station has won the 2024 Booker Prize. Samantha Harvey, author of “Orbital,” took home the award Tuesday. Read story
November 16, 2024, 5:49am Entertainment
A children’s book written by British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been withdrawn from sale after it was criticized for causing offense to Indigenous Australians. Read story
November 16, 2024, 5:49am Entertainment
These autumn months are a good time for the reader who comes in from the cold. There’s a new book about spies hitting shelves just about every week, including a sequel to “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold” called “Karla’s Choice.” Read story
November 16, 2024, 5:48am Life
This all began with guitars. I play the guitar, but beyond knowing how to change a string and tune one, I had never given much thought to how it worked, how it was put together. Then one day, I gave it some thought, and began watching videos posted by luthiers… Read story
November 16, 2024, 5:48am Entertainment
On a Wednesday afternoon, Erika Nguyen walked through the heavy wooden doors of Collingswood’s newest bookstore. She wandered over to the dark romance section and picked up “Mercy” by Sarah Cate. Read story
November 16, 2024, 5:17am Life
Workers still sulking at kitchen counters or sinking into recliners might want to upgrade if they are continuing their work-from-home routines in the post-COVID business world. Read story
November 16, 2024, 5:16am Churches & Religion
For the first time in its 237-year existence, Philadelphia’s Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church, a National Historic Landmark known as a hub of activism and the first African Methodist Episcopal church, will be led by a woman. Read story
November 16, 2024, 5:11am Life
If closing your closet is a struggle, it might be time for a refresh. As we head into the holiday season, when you might be digging into your closet that much more for your winter wardrobe, coats or stored holiday decorations, it’s a perfect time for a fresh start. Here… Read story