In the summer of 1991, Susannah Breslin, a 23-year-old college student, agreed to meet with Jack Block, a prominent psychologist who’d been spying on her for most of her life. From the time she was three, Breslin had been part of a groundbreaking program at the University of California, Berkeley, called the Block and Block … Read more
When you have been around Hollywood as long as acclaimed screenwriter David Mamet has, you develop a sixth sense for BS, as Mamet explains in his new memoir “Everywhere An Oink Oink: An Embittered, Dyspeptic, and Accurate Report of Forty Years in Hollywood” (Simon and Schuster). “In Hollywood,” he writes, “everyone is flogging nonsense.” But even though Mamet’s enjoyed a … Read more
Royal snub? Prince Harry, 39, and his wife, Meghan Markle, 42, have reportedly been excluded from the wedding of Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, 32. Grosvenor — a godfather to Prince William’s eldest son, George, and Harry’s son, Archie — is said to be inviting King Charles III, Queen Camilla, William, and his wife, … Read more
Paging Santa … When it comes to holiday gifting, read between the lines to find a great gift for everyone on your list. No matter if you’re shopping for a bibliophile or a sports fan, a foodie or an artist, a child or grandparent, there’s a perfect book for them. There are juicy memoirs and … Read more
Nearly six in 10 (57%) Americans have bought or read a book based solely on its cover, new research suggests. A survey of 2,000 U.S. adults found that surprisingly, a whopping 96% of those who did so said the book largely met their expectations. Two-thirds (67%) also admitted they only read books that have been … Read more
Space agencies, huge corporations, and media-savvy billionaires — ahem, Elon Musk — have all promised that building colonies on the surface of Mars “will fix just about everything” and give humanity a chance “to try out something completely new and leave all the bad stuff behind,” Kelly and Zach Weinersmith write in their new book, … Read more
Talk about checking out. A woman in England recently returned a library book 45 years after she checked it out. The patron brought the book — “Tolkien’s World” by Randel Helms — back to the Blackpool Libraries‘ branch, after borrowing it in 1976. “Could this be our longest overdue book to be returned to the library,” the … Read more
Genealogy is a tricky business, not least because its claims can be compromised by dreams of distinction. Mysteries linger, even in prominent, public families. Michael Butler, who died in November 2022, was best known as the producer of the Broadway musical “Hair.” But something else made him a lead character in my new book, “Flight … Read more
Read any of the romantic classics and you’ll find it’s nearly always the same old story, writes Rachel Feder in “The Darcy Myth: Jane Austen, Literary Heartthrobs, and the Monsters They Taught Us to Love” (Quirk). It almost always goes, “Girl meets boy. Boy creates a sense of mystery and connection between them. Boy is arrogant and … Read more
Abigail Breslin is mourning the loss of her former co-star Evan Ellingson after news broke that the “My Sister’s Keeper” actor died Sunday. He was 35. “Evan Ellingson was a kind, funny and extremely talented human being,” Breslin, 27, wrote in a touching Instagram tribute on Monday. “Evan was a genuinely thoughtful person who cared … Read more
Stephanie Land chronicled her struggles as a single mother scrubbing toilets for minimal pay in “Maid,” her bestselling memoir from 2019 that was adapted into a hit Netflix series starring Margaret Qualley. At the end of that book, Land took her 3-year-old daughter, Emilia, and moved away from an abusive partner in Washington State to … Read more
The “Hunger Games” franchise is set to release their newest installment “Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” later this month. While the series began in 2012 with Jennifer Lawrence in the lead role of Katniss Everdeen, it’s unlikely that she would ever appear in future films. Producer Nina Jacobson revealed that any further appearances by Lawrence, … Read more
WASHINGTON — Gray skies and drizzle added a spooky element and books were as abundant as candy at Halloween eve trick-or-treating that President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden hosted at the White House. Monday’s “Hallo-READ!” event featured book giveaways and story readings by the first lady, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Education … Read more
Throughout her childhood, Fancy Feast dreamed of being a pole dancer. “It just seemed like a more fun, interesting, and expansive way to live one’s life,” Fancy tells The Post. The Disney Princesses her friends idolized were too boring. She preferred the salty strippers in the trash classic film “Showgirls,” which she caught as a … Read more
Although they were arguably the biggest rock band in the world at the time — riding high off the smash success of “Every Breath You Take” — the Police were hardly in sync with each other when their “Synchronicity” Tour hit Shea Stadium on Aug. 18, 1983. But it was a playful wrestling match with … Read more
The “Overprotected” Britney Spears claims she couldn’t party like the “Dirrty” Christina Aguilera. The “Overprotected” singer, 41, recalled not being able to drink like the “Dirrty” songstress, 42, circa 2012 due to her highly publicized conservatorship in her new memoir “The Woman in Me,” which was released Tuesday. “The tours under the conservatorship were strictly … Read more
Princess Margaret — the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II — engaged in a torrid affair with Hollywood superstar Eddie Fisher in 1953, with Fisher reportedly bragging he satisfied the royal “multiple times” during “explosive sex.” “Eddie never talked about Princess Margaret in public, he respected her too much, but he told me about their … Read more
A married couple with a mutual love of Costco have written a book about the retailer – and they have also discovered many tips about navigating shopping there over the years. David and Susan Schwartz wrote “The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z” together, with Susan describing it in a joint … Read more
She was at a crossroads of her own. Britney Spears revealed in an excerpt from her upcoming book, “The Woman in Me,” that she unknowingly slipped into method acting while filming the 2002 drama-comedy “Crossroads.” “My problem wasn’t with anyone involved in the production but with what acting did to my mind,” Spears, 41, wrote … Read more
Jaden and Willow Smith reportedly “feel bad” for their dad, Will Smith, amid Jada Pinkett Smith’s marriage bombshells. A source close to the siblings claimed that the duo “feel bad for their dad with all the recent headlines about their parents.” “They know he has been going through a lot lately and this isn’t helping,” the source … Read more