Daniel Woodrell, ‘Winter’s Bone’ author who coined ‘country noir’ genre, dead at 72

Daniel Woodrell, ‘Winter’s Bone’ author who coined ‘country noir’ genre, dead at 72

Daniel Woodrell, the acclaimed author of “Winter’s Bone” and other American novels that captured the essence of the Missouri Ozarks he called home, died Friday. The 72-year-old’s wife, Katie Estill-Woodrell, told the New York Times that he died at their home in West Plains, Missouri, after a battle against pancreatic cancer. He previously beat colon … Read more

‘It Ends With Us’ author Colleen Hoover blasts Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni’s legal war ‘circus’: ‘I have my own story I could tell’

‘It Ends With Us’ author Colleen Hoover blasts Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni’s legal war ‘circus’: ‘I have my own story I could tell’

Colleen Hoover is ready for the “It Ends With Us” drama to end. The author, 45, made rare comments about Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s ongoing legal war in a new interview with Elle, calling the situation “unfortunate” and “disappointing.”  “It feels like a circus,” Hoover stated. Colleen Hoover at Book Bonanza in Grapevine, Texas … Read more

Simon & Schuster seeks $1.275 million from famed mystery writer Nelson DeMille’s estate

Simon & Schuster seeks .275 million from famed mystery writer Nelson DeMille’s estate

Publisher Simon & Schuster wants to recoup $1.275 million it claims to have paid out to famed mystery writer Nelson DeMille for a planned novel he never got to finish. DeMille signed an $11.5 million, three book deal with Simon & Schuster in December 2014, and delivered the first two before his death in September … Read more

How to find your ‘gravity Goldilocks zone’ — it can help with digestion, muscles and circulation

How to find your ‘gravity Goldilocks zone’ — it can help with digestion, muscles and circulation

It’s a force to be reckoned with. Gravity is what holds Earth in orbit around the sun and keeps us from floating off into space. Unfortunately, it can — quite literally — be a real downer. The constant pull of gravity compresses our spine, loads our joints and requires our muscles to work harder to … Read more

Louis C.K., canceled for sexual misconduct, makes his TV return on ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’

Louis C.K., canceled for sexual misconduct, makes his TV return on ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’

Louis C.K. made his return to television after eight years away. The standup, 58, had seen his career derailed in 2017 after admitting to sexual misconduct allegations. Yet, C.K. appeared on Friday night’s episode of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” to promote his upcoming book, “Ingram: A Novel.” C.K. was introduced to a standing ovation. “I … Read more

Exclusive | Heir to Barneys luxury empire served with explosive tax-fraud lawsuit at NYC book event: ‘Gene went crazy’

Exclusive | Heir to Barneys luxury empire served with explosive tax-fraud lawsuit at NYC book event: ‘Gene went crazy’

An heir to the fallen Barneys luxury empire got served with an explosive tax-fraud lawsuit from his estranged brother — while he was in the middle of promoting his gossipy new memoir last week at a New York City bookstore, The Post has learned. Gene Pressman, 74, was signing copies of his new book, “They … Read more

The 7 A’s of ‘superaging’ can make you feel decades younger — one is really the key to vitality

The 7 A’s of ‘superaging’ can make you feel decades younger — one is really the key to vitality

It’s one for the agers! David Cravit and Larry Wolf — co-founders of the web magazine and newsletter SuperAgingNews.com and self-described “superagers” in their 80s — have just released “The SuperAging Workbook.” It’s a follow-up to their 2023 book, “SuperAging: Getting Older Without Getting Old,” which revealed the seven A’s of superaging — seven steps for … Read more

Mark Hamill totally forgot he acted in this movie role

Mark Hamill totally forgot he acted in this movie role

Mark Hamill forgot the force of this movie. In 1992, the actor, 73, had a small role in the adaptation of Stephen King’s “Sleepwalkers.” However, decades later, Hamill doesn’t remember playing Sheriff Jenkins in the horror drama. “I totally forgot,” the “Star Wars” actor admitted to Entertainment Weekly. “If I remember right, Mick Garris, the … Read more

Giada De Laurentiis calls out Mario Batali for degrading her body in cookbook foreword

Giada De Laurentiis calls out Mario Batali for degrading her body in cookbook foreword

Giada De Laurentiis had a bad experience with Mario Batali. The Food Network star, 54, recently appeared on Samah Dada’s YouTube show, “On the Menu,” and recalled asking now-disgraced chef Mario Batali to write the foreword for her 2005 cookbook, “Everyday Italian.” However, Batali’s comments in the book were far from kind. Mario Batali and Giada … Read more

Exclusive | I’m going through ‘cougar puberty’ — how it’s better and worse than my teen years

Exclusive | I’m going through ‘cougar puberty’ — how it’s better and worse than my teen years

That’s wild! 2025 has seen Max pivot back to HBO Max and Gen Z rebrand extended leave as “micro-retirements.” Now, the hormonal rollercoaster known as menopause is getting a flashy revamp, too. Move over, vajayjay — “cougar puberty” is clawing its way into the suburban dictionary. Just don’t try to say it 10 times fast. … Read more

Ozzy Osbourne was ‘frail and suffering’ at Black Sabbath farewell concert: biographer

Ozzy Osbourne was ‘frail and suffering’ at Black Sabbath farewell concert: biographer

Daniel Bukszpan, who wrote a biography about Ozzy Osbourne in 2023, couldn’t bring himself to watch the rocker’s farewell concert that took place less than three weeks before his death. “I couldn’t watch it. I mean, Ozzy was so frail and just so obviously suffering,” the “Ozzy At 75 : The Unofficial Illustrated History” author … Read more

This acclaimed novelist is also a master puzzle writer

This acclaimed novelist is also a master puzzle writer

When it comes to writing books, author Christopher J. Yates has a unique approach. “My secret sauce for writing novels is I set to myself a puzzle I have to solve,” said Yates, who has published three novels and written for the puzzle pages of various publications — including The Post — for decades. His new … Read more

Stressed? This simple trick helps you let it all go — no workout gear required

Stressed? This simple trick helps you let it all go — no workout gear required

In need of an ink-tervention? If you’re struggling to process your emotions, manage stress or gain clarity, you may want to get on the write track. Shawna Thibodeau, a Toronto-area mental health nurse turned spiritual mentor, suggests release journaling as a healthy outlet for expressing difficult feelings. Meditation teacher Shawna Thibodeau wrote a book, “The … Read more

‘Jaws’ author’s widow reveals she still visits the film’s shooting location 50 years later

‘Jaws’ author’s widow reveals she still visits the film’s shooting location 50 years later

The legacy of “Jaws” lives forever for Wendy Benchley. Benchley, the widow of “Jaws” author Peter Benchley and an executive producer on the new documentary “Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story,” exclusively told The Post about the special connection she still has to the iconic film. “So my wonderful husband, John Jeppson and I, … Read more

Your cravings are fueling your cancer risk — 5 ways to reduce them

Your cravings are fueling your cancer risk — 5 ways to reduce them

Do you crumble when you see cookies? Go nuts when you spot a charcuterie board? Cravings for sweet or savory treats can be a challenge to manage. While occasional indulgence is fine, frequently caving to food cravings can lead to weight gain, cavities, digestive problems and even chronic diseases like cancer. In his new book, “Crave: … Read more

Why the Talking Heads are still making more sense than ever 50 years later

Why the Talking Heads are still making more sense than ever 50 years later

Fifty years ago this month, three clean-cut art-school students who called themselves Talking Heads played an audition night at the Bowery club CBGB. Different from the other newly minted punk bands putting the New York City hole-in-the-wall on the map, frontman David Byrne, bassist Tina Weymouth, and drummer Chris Frantz looked and sounded like no … Read more

Struggling with a mental block? Answer these 5 questions to ‘feel a shift in your body’

Struggling with a mental block? Answer these 5 questions to ‘feel a shift in your body’

Call her new book a block-buster. In “You Have the Magic,” NYC-based influencer and manifestation coach Haley Hoffman Smith reveals the five questions to ask yourself to identify and break free of mental barriers limiting your success. Hoffman Smith — who rose to fame on social media with her spiritual self-help videos and peeks into … Read more

A popular hair loss drug destroyed my ex-husband’s sex drive — and ended our marriage

A popular hair loss drug destroyed my ex-husband’s sex drive — and ended our marriage

A bestselling author has shared a heartbreaking story about how a popular hair loss drug led to the demise of her ex-husband’s sexual function — and their marriage. Speaking recently on the podcast “Moral Medicine,” Thammika Songkaeo said she noticed they had no love life to speak of while they were still dating. Her then-boyfriend … Read more

Meet the unhinged killer cowboys who made Texas legendary and the Old West ‘wild’

Meet the unhinged killer cowboys who made Texas legendary and the Old West ‘wild’

As much as the “Gunfighter Era” of the Old West was characterized by shoot-outs in the streets, so too was it known for tall tales and quick quips. Consider the case of Pink Higgins. Higgins stumbled upon a cattle rustler who had just killed and butchered one of his herd, so he shot the man … Read more