Broadway and Hollywood composer Marc Shaiman on his new memoir, and being a “sore winner”
A Tony Award-winner for “Hairspray,” and a seven-time Oscar nominee, Marc Shaiman has written about his nearly 50 years in show business in a new memoir, Never Mind the Happy: Showbiz Stories From a Sore Winner. Shaiman talks with Tracy Smith about collaborating with Billy Crystal on parody songs for the Oscars; composing scores for
Former Sen. Lamar Alexander urges people to enter public service
Former U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander is using a new book to make a powerful closing argument for the value of public service. In The Education of a Senator: From JFK to Trump, the longtime Tennessee Republican reflects on more than 50 years in politics and encourages Americans who want change to seek elected office themselves.
When Kylie Met Danny: A Story of Love and Conversion
When she was 12, Kylie Ora Lobell decided she no longer believed in God. Bullied at school, shuffled between her divorced parents’ homes and upset about her unanswered prayers, she embraced atheism. It didn’t help with her anxiety or make her feel better about herself — or anything else in her life — but it
Is JD Vance The GOP’s Post-Trump Future? One Author Makes The Case.
In politics, it’s never too early to start looking ahead. For Republicans today, that means thinking about who will lead their party after Trump leaves the scene. Legal and political analyst Frank DeVito believes Vice President JD Vance is the man for the job, a case he lays out in the new book, JD Vance
Hollywood Insiders Gather to Celebrate “The Grapevine” Founders Book Launch
Key leaders within the entertainment industry met at the Beverly Hills offices of marketing firm THE A LIST to celebrate the forthcoming launch of the new highly anticipated book, Straight From the Grapevine: How to Crush Your Job Search. Co-written by founders of the dynamic staffing agency The Grapevine, authors Rachel Zaslansky Sheer and Lori
I’ve done thousands of fracking jobs — here’s the truth the activists won’t tell
In a new op-ed for Fox News, Dan Doyle, author of the recent book, Of Roughnecks & Riches by discusses his experience with the fracking industry. Click here to read the full article. Click here to learn more about the book.
Audiobook or Hardcover?
Should you get the audiobook or hardcover edition of Marc Shaiman’s Never Mind the Happy? Click here to watch the reel. Click here to learn more about the book.
Palantir’s Shyam Sankar: Has World War Three already begun?
The company’s chief technology officer has co-authored a book which is rallying cry for bold leaders and risk-taking entrepreneurs to rearm western democracies. Shyam Sankar is talking, in contrarian Palantir style, about “crazy things” that are also “empirically true”. The chief technology officer of the US data analytics firm, gives an example of how building
Fell into Food Podcast with Emmanuel Laroche
Emmanuel Laroche, author of A Taste if Madagascar, discuss how much more there is to Madagascar than vanilla. Watch the episode here. Learn more about the book here.
Why Motivation Isn’t the Problem
We’ve all heard the advice: just stay motivated. But let’s be real—motivation fades. And when it does, most of us assume we’re the problem. According to bestselling author and master life coach Sarah Centrella, motivation isn’t the issue—it’s the outcome. The root of lasting change starts not with hype, but with your thinking. In her