Tony Award-winning actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein recently appeared on CBS SUNDAY MORNING to recount his life as a performer in his new book, “I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir.” He talks with correspondent Rita Braver about coming out as gay as a teen; his roles in the Broadway shows “Torch Song Trilogy,” “La Cage aux Folles,” “Hairspray” and “Fiddler on the Roof”; and overcoming a serious drinking problem. The book is out, or as they say, in […]
A wave of book-banning is washing over America, and Art Spiegelman is its latest target. His acclaimed graphic novel about the Holocaust, “Maus,” was recently banned by a Tennessee school board. The reason cited by the board is content that includes nudity, profanity and violence — this in reference to a book about a concentration camp. Spiegelman wrote the book about his parents, both Auschwitz survivors. In these two recent interviews he tells what the book-banning trend could mean […]
Taylor Talks Comics Book Review: Marvel’s FANTASTIC FOUR No 1 PANEL BY PANEL (Abrams Comic Arts)by Chip Kidd & Geoff Spear Chip Kidd and Geoff Spear took the famous issue of Fantastic Four No.1, photographed it, and presented it here in this beautiful art book a panel a page at a time. A must have for any Fantastic Four fan or serious comic book history fan! Follow Taylor Talks Comics: Twitter: @TMTalksComics Instagram: @TaylorTalksComics
Peter Trubowitz, a Professor at the LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & POLITICAL SCIENCE (LSE), recently talked with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright about his new book, “The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid” (Knopf).
Come join us LIVE at YouTube on October 10th (2021) at 3:30pm when the SOUTHERN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS interviews Kristen Radtke about her brand-new Graphic Novel, “SEEK YOU: A Journey Through American Loneliness” (Pantheon). It’s sure to be a good time & hey, it’s FREE!! You can CLICK HERE now for the EVENT PAGE & when it becomes available you can kick back & enjoy it….. remember, October 10th at 3:30pm!! This one is for admirers of […]
Check out this video where Journalist / Book Author Anderson Cooper joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss his new book, “Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty.” This book was published by Harper Collins Publishing & designed by the Book Designer, Chip Kidd. The Book is available now at all your local bookstores & online outlets. It’s also available as a Audiobook (read by Anderson).
Tennis Hall of Famer Billie Jean King and Rich Eisen discuss her new “All In” autobiography and reveals what sportscasting legend Howard Cosell said during her groundbreaking ‘Battle of the Sexes” match vs Bobby Riggs that shocked and disappointed her, and why, though she empathizes with Naomi Osaka, dealing with the media is “part of the deal” when you’re a professional athlete. Here’s the video:
On August 24th, 2021, Tennis icon Billie Jean King talked with the LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK CLUB about her new memoir, “All In:An Autobiography,” (Knopf, Cover Design by Chip Kidd) with Times Executive Sports Editor Christian Stone. Here it is, please be sure to check it out!!
Former world tennis champion and social activist Billie Jean King is one of the most iconic athletes in American history. With 39 Grand Slam titles and 20 career wins at Wimbledon, King was named one of the “100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century” by LIFE magazine. King joins Washington Post opinions writer Jonathan Capehart to share stories from her remarkable life and her ongoing commitment to equality, penned in her new book, “All In: An Autobiography.” […]
Join LAWRENCE WRIGHT, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower (9/11), for an unprecedented, momentous account of COVID-19—its origins, its wide-ranging repercussions, and the ongoing global fight to contain it. From the fateful first moments of the outbreak in China to the extraordinary vaccine rollout, Wright will share the story of COVID-19 in authoritative, galvanizing detail and with the full drama of events on both a global and intimate scale, illuminating the medical, economic, political, and social ramifications of […]