From JFK to Trump, a Veteran Republican Reflects on the Party He Once Knew

Few figures in American politics have had as long, varied and distinguished a career in public life as Lamar Alexander. The Tennessee Republican was a White House and Senate aide, served two terms as governor, was president at the University of Tennessee, education secretary for President George H.W. Bush and then capped it all off

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Second Acts: Rob Shuter, Aughts Flack to the Stars, Is Substacking His Way to Fame

When British gossip columnist Rob Shuter was working as a publicist for Kate Spade in the early 2000s, his client would purchase the latest issue of Vogue or Vanity Fair at the airport when they traveled. As Spade giggled in her first-class seat, Shuter asked what could possibly be so funny in the magazine. The

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When the Flint River Killer’s Daughter Was Murdered, His DNA Helped Break the Case

In an interview with A&E, Sheryl “Mac” McCollum, discusses her work on the case which has culminated in the new book Swans Don’t Swim in a Sewer. McCollum—also the host of the Zone 7 podcast that played a role in revitalizing the search into Melissa’s murder—shares with A&E Crime + Investigation why this case intrigued

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Solving the Cold Case of the Flint River Killer’s Daughter

Investigator Sheryl “Mac” McCollum joins us to break down her new book, “Swans Don’t Swim in a River,” which documents when a serial killer’s daughter is brutally murdered…he asks McCollum to team up to catch her killer. And she does. Click here to view the video. Click here to learn more about the book.

I had a hot summer fling in the Hamptons, but ended up visiting him in prison

NY Post staffer Jeanette Settembre’s new novel, Little Red Flags, is based on a dark romance. Settembre’s summer fling in the Hamptons turned dark when her lover killed two in a drunk driving crash. She secretly visited him in prison, struggled with his control, then broke free to heal. Click here to read the full

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Giving a voice to Gold Star Families

Amy King, Mother, Author of Saying It Out Loud and a Gold Star Spouse, joined Fox 5 DC. Click here to view the video. Click here to learn more about the book.

Allison Hope Weiner talks ‘Murder and the Media’

On Good Morning America, the journalist discusses her new book exploring how news, entertainment and digital platforms shape views of crime, victims and justice. Click here to view the video. Click here to learn more about the book.

Sherrie Westin talks new book on role of mothers

On Good Morning America, Sesame Workshop CEO, Sherrie Rollins Westin, discusses What I Learned From Mom, a collection highlighting the lasting impact of mothers. Click here to view the video. Click here to learn more about the book.

Inside Rob Shuter’s Scandalous New Novel

Move over The Devil Wears Prada — there’s a sharper insider tale in town. In It Started With A Whisper, media veteran and gossip columnist Rob Shuter — who also serves as the Editor-at-Large at Star‘s sister publication, The Daily Enquirer — pulls back the curtain on celebrity culture, revealing a world where charm masks

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One man, one bold start

The first image readers will see before opening Jupiter resident Charles Modica’s upcoming memoir, Docs on the Bay: The Dream That Became America’s Most Unlikely Medical School, is its cover. The author is being carried through the ocean on the shoulders of five young men. Those men were members of the first graduating class of

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