Lynn Sherr Stars 'Outside the Box'
With some of America's hardest-hitting political pundits and bloggers--Pat Buchanan, Ariana Huffington, Andrew Sullivan and Frank Rich--on the panel at BookExpo America 2006, it looked like a repeat of the Al Franken-Bill O'Reilly battle royale of BookExpo 2003, but tough, quick-minded Lynn Sherr demonstrated first-hand the story of her life, Outside The Box: A Memoir (Rodale Press; September, 2006). Sherr kept everyone in their place with sharp questions and a firm grasp of the issues, leaving no doubt who was in charge. Afterward, Sherr signed books for fans who complemented her on her handling of the panel and talked with a PubBuzz video news reporter.
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Monica Ali makes case for free speech and new post-liberalism morality: On the heels of her highly acclaimed bestselling first novel, 'Brick Lane,' Monica Ali presents 'Alentejo Blue' at BookExpo America 2006 with a manifesto of sorts on censorship and the need for post-liberalism morality based on individual free speech
John Updike satirizes New York Times article on Google's digitized 'universal library': Literary lion John Updike sets aside his new novel to rip tech reporter Kevin Kelly's New York Times Sunday Magazine article extolling the wonders of Google's digitized 'universal library' initiative.
Anderson Cooper's search for his 'bliss' leads to 'Dispatches from the Edge': CNN Anchor tells how his search for 'bliss' ended in a quest to 'find feeling again' in war-torn Iraq and Katrina-ravaged Louisiana
'Any Bitter Thing' tastes sweet for Monica Wood: Monica Wood's 'Any Bitter Thing,' tops Target's 'Breakout Novel' category, lands on bestseller lists and BookSense Summer Reading pick.
Tim Russert introduces mother of all Father's Day books: NBC-TV 'Meet the Press' host Tim Russert discounts world leaders in favor of everyday heroes--fathers
Harry Frankfurt, distinguished Princeton Professor, holds forth in earnest 'On Bullshit': One of the great philosophers of our time, Princeton Professor Harry G. Frankfurt discourses on what he sees as one of the greatest problems of our time--bullshit
Kim Cattrall and Hollywood will give way to Tim Russert and politics at BEA 2006: Kim Cattrall, Bill Mahr, Peter Bogdanovich, Henry Winkler starred at BookExpo America in New York City last year. The largest book publishing event in the U.S. moves to Washington, D.C., for the 2006 edition, featuring--you guessed it--politicians and pundits.
Eve Ensler takes aim at dieting, mascarra, and self-mutilation in 'The Good Body': Award-winning playwright ('The Vagina Monologues'), author and women's political activist Eve Ensler brings her provocative humor to bear on dieting, cosmetics, and 'skinny bitches' and revels in the 'freedom of insecurity' in her new book 'The Good Body'
Bruce Feiler, Robert Pinsky, and Sherwin Nuland explore the ancient origins of modern religion: A bestselling author on religion, a former U.S. Poet Laureate, and a clinical professor of surgery explore the great figures of the ancient world and the land where God was born
John C. Bonifaz, Warrior-King: The Case For Impeaching George W. Bush.
Attorney John C. Bonifaz argues that the Iraq War is illegal and that President George W. Bush committed an impeachable offense by launching a first-strike invasion of Iraq absent a congressional declaration of war or equivalent action. (6-part interview shot at Old South Meeting House in Boston, scene of the Boston Tea Party, 20 min)
Twesigye Jackson Kaguri blazes new trail in education for 'poorest of the poor' in Nyaka, Uganda.
A native of Uganda and now Interim Senior Director for External Relations and Development College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University, Twesigye Jackson Kaguri offers his inspirational success story of educating the 'poorest of the poor' in his hometown of Nyaka, Uganda.
Mario Batali and Anthony Bourdain dish foodies, restaurants, chefs, cookbooks, and TV food shows.
Celeb chef and cookbook author Mario Batali and iconoclast restaurant criticAnthony Bourdain chew the fat at the 2008 Miami BookFair International.
Grant Morrison brings Batman and Robin back from the future.
The Scottish playwright and master of the universe of comic creator's Grant Morrison shocks and awes his fans at the 2008 New York Comic Con.
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Lynn Sherr Stars 'Outside the Box'
