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Brittney Griner, in new memoir, says Putin weaponized her Blackness

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WNBA star Brittney Griner writes in her memoir "Coming Home" that she was used as a “pawn” by Russian president Vladimir Putin when she was detained in a prison weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine.

Whoopi Goldberg, 68, gives rare insight into her love life in her new memoir and admits she only does 'hit and runs' because she doesn't 'need anybody to stick around after that'

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Writing in her new book, Bits And Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, And Me, Whoopi admits it took her a 'long time' to figure out that married life wasn't for her after getting divorced three times.

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How Writing Her Feminist-Punk Memoir Put Kathleen Hanna on the ‘Happiness Train’

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The punk legend talks with TIME about her new memoir, the power of finding art during a difficult childhood, and staying optimistic in 2024.

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Luis A. Miranda's New Memoir Relentless is a Case Study of Philanthropy and Politics in America

In the book, the New York macher sheds a light on the causes and culture that inspire his activism.

Abcarian: How many ways can a political memoir backfire? Ask Kristi Noem.

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First the South Dakota governor shot her puppy, now she's the poster child for lying GOP politicians. At least she's paying a price.

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Luis Miranda Jr. reflects on giving, the arts and his son Lin-Manuel in the new memoir 'Relentless'

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Luis A. Miranda Jr. was just 19 years old when he arrived in New York City from a small town in Puerto Rico, a broke doctoral student badly needing a job.

Luis Miranda Jr. reflects on giving, the arts and his son Lin-Manuel in the new memoir 'Relentless'

Long before his son Lin-Manuel's Tony Award-winning musical “Hamilton” brought his family international recognition and unexpected fortune, Luis A.

Luis Miranda Jr. reflects on giving, the arts and his son Lin-Manuel in the new memoir 'Relentless'

Long before his son Lin-Manuel's Tony Award-winning musical “Hamilton” brought his family international recognition and unexpected fortune, Luis A.

Luis Miranda Jr. reflects on giving, the arts and his son Lin-Manuel in the new memoir 'Relentless'

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Long before his son Lin-Manuel's Tony Award-winning musical “Hamilton” brought his family international recognition and unexpected fortune, Luis A.

Luis Miranda Jr. reflects on giving, the arts and his son Lin-Manuel in the new memoir ‘Relentless’

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Luis A. Miranda Jr. was just 19 years old when he arrived in New York City from a small town…

Luis Miranda Jr. reflects on giving, the arts and his son Lin-Manuel in the new memoir 'Relentless'

Long before his son Lin-Manuel's Tony Award-winning musical “Hamilton” brought his family international recognition and unexpected fortune, Luis A

Luis Miranda Jr. reflects on giving, the arts and his son Lin-Manuel in the new memoir 'Relentless'

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Long before his son Lin-Manuel's Tony Award-winning musical “Hamilton” brought his family international recognition and unexpected fortune, Luis A.

Luis Miranda Jr. reflects on giving, the arts and his son Lin-Manuel in the new memoir 'Relentless'

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Long before his son Lin-Manuel's Tony Award-winning musical “Hamilton” brought his family international recognition and unexpected fortune, Luis A.

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Rebel Wilson becomes emotional as she admits she 'did not feel worthy of love' until she met fiancée Ramona Agruma - as she breaks her silence on redacted chapter of new memoir

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Rebel Wilson has revealed that she did not feel 'worthy' of being loved before she met her now fiancée, Ramona Agruma.

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A Report From the Tom Brady Roast, Pat Beverley Stiffs a Reporter, and Kristi Noem’s Memoir-gate

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Netflix/Getty Images; Bryan and David also get into the negotiations for the NBA media rights

Monday, May 6

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Tom Selleck reflects on six decades in Hollywood in new memoir

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From "Magnum, P.I." to "Blue Bloods," Tom Selleck has become a staple of American television and film. In his latest memoir, "You Never Know," Selleck shares insights from his journey in Hollywood and beyond.

Sunday, May 5

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Book Review: From the Garage to Mars: Memoir of a Space Entrepreneur

From the Garage to Mars: Memoir of a Space Entrepreneur by Scott Tibbitts; ‎HenschelHAUS Publishing (March 2024); 254 pages; softcover; 232 pages; softcover; $24.95. If you’ve got entrepreneurial dollars aligned with the needed spunk and…

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Kristi Noem wrote in her memoir that she’d met Kim Jong Un. Now she’s walking that claim back

South Dakota governor’s has attracted controversy for exaggerated claims