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Risqué Author Jilly Cooper Dies at 88
Risqué Author
Jilly Cooper
Dies at 88
OBITUARY
Oct 6, 2025 10:30 AM CDT

Risqué Author Jilly Cooper Dies at 88

British author of bestselling romance novels, including Rivals, mourned by the queen and prime ministers alike

(Newser) - Jilly Cooper, the bestselling British author known for her chronicles of class and sex, including Rivals and Riders, has died unexpectedly, her agent and family said Monday. She was 88, reports the AP . The author died on Sunday after a fall, according to a statement from literary agency Curtis Brown,...

Hunter S. Thompson's Death Is Getting a New Look
Hunter S. Thompson's
Death Is Getting a New Look
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Oct 5, 2025 7:01 AM CDT

Hunter S. Thompson's Death Is Getting a New Look

Fresh review from Colorado officials follows request from writer's widow, though with no new evidence

(Newser) - The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is reopening the case of Hunter S. Thompson's 2005 death, more than two decades after the gonzo journalist was found with a fatal gunshot wound at his Woody Creek home. Thompson, who was 67 at the time, was widely believed to have died...

Stephen King Is Most-Banned Author in US Schools

And 80% of such book bans are in just 3 states, PEN reports

(Newser) - A new report on book bans in US schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored and the country divided between states actively restricting works and those attempting to limit or eliminate bans. PEN America's "Banned in the USA," released Wednesday, tracks more...

'Winnie Cooper' Left Hollywood, Found Math
'Winnie Cooper'
Left Hollywood,
Found Math
CELEBRITY INTERVIEW
Sep 26, 2025 6:51 AM CDT

'Winnie Cooper' Left Hollywood, Found Math

In new interview, Danica McKellar, 50, explains why she left acting after Wonder Years

(Newser) - Danica McKellar, best known as Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years, left acting behind after the hit show ended in 1993. Now, speaking on the podcast Hey Dude ... The 90s Called! , McKellar, 50, tries to explain why, noting that the intense recognition she received as a teen star made...

Elizabeth Gilbert Returns, and Oprah Loves It

Eat, Pray, Love author's new memoir is the latest in Winfrey's book club

(Newser) - Elizabeth Gilbert has returned with her memoir, All the Way to the River, which has already stirred up an online conversation, and no other than Oprah is taking notice, making it her new book club pick, reports the AP . In Gilbert's book, published this week, the author writes of...

Cormac McCarthy Had a Massive Collection of Books

Scholars uncover secrets of 20K-book library; he also amassed bargain kitchen items, tweed jackets

(Newser) - Just a little over two years after Cormac McCarthy's death , a rare glimpse inside the late novelist's home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, reveals more about the man behind the myth than any interview ever could. The notoriously secretive McCarthy left behind a cluttered adobe packed with...

Malcolm Gladwell Does a 180 on Trans Athletes

Tipping Point author now says he was 'cowed' into offering his support for them, feels 'ashamed'

(Newser) - Three years ago, Malcolm Gladwell made an appearance at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, where he moderated a panel that discussed a "path forward for the inclusion" of transgender athletes in sports. Now, the 62-year-old Tipping Point author is flipping that narrative, revealing on a podcast this week...

James Patterson Turns His Pen to Luigi Mangione

Best-selling author is teaming up with reporter Vicky Ward to tackle UnitedHealthcare CEO's murder

(Newser) - After teaming up on a bestseller about the murder of four University of Idaho students, James Patterson and Vicky Ward are collaborating on a book about the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the hunt for his alleged killer, Luigi Mangione. Little, Brown and Company announced the book,...

Gorky Park Author Dies Days Before Release of Final Book

Martin Cruz Smith's crime novels traced decades of Soviet, Russian history

(Newser) - Martin Cruz Smith, the best-selling mystery novelist who engaged readers for decades with Gorky Park and other thrillers featuring Moscow investigator Arkady Renko, has died at age 82. Smith died Friday surrounded by those he loved," according to his publisher, Simon & Schuster. Further details were not immediately available,...

Mario Vargas Llosa Dies
Mario Vargas Llosa Dies
OBITUARY
Apr 14, 2025 6:01 AM CDT

Mario Vargas Llosa Dies

Author, 2010 Nobel Laureate has passed away at age 89

(Newser) - Mario Vargas Llosa, a towering figure in Latin American literature and Nobel laureate, has died at the age of 89, as announced by his children, Álvaro, Gonzalo, and Morgana. Álvaro shared a letter on social media saying: "It is with deep sorrow that we announce that...

Renowned Sports Writer Dies at 69
Renowned
Sports Writer
Dies at 69
OBITUARY
Mar 14, 2025 8:03 AM CDT

Renowned Sports Writer Dies at 69

Bestselling author John Feinstein dies of natural causes at 69

(Newser) - John Feinstein, one of the country's foremost sports writers and the author of numerous bestselling books, including the groundbreaking A Season on the Brink about college basketball coach Bob Knight, died unexpectedly on Thursday. Feinstein was 69. He died of natural causes at his brother's home in McLean,...

Children's Author, Husband Beat Kids With 'Whacker'

Florida's Jennifer Wolfthal, Joseph Wolfthal get prison time after guilty plea for child abuse, neglect

(Newser) - A Florida children's book author and her husband, a Lockheed Martin engineer, have pleaded guilty in a child abuse and neglect case involving their three adopted kids. USA Today reports that last week, 45-year-old Jennifer Wolfthal was sentenced to 12 years behind bars, while 43-year-old Joseph Wolfthal received a...

More Accusations Emerge on Neil Gaiman
More Accusations
Emerge on Neil Gaiman
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Jan 13, 2025 11:43 AM CST

More Accusations Emerge on Neil Gaiman

New York magazine talks to 8 women who allege sexual assault, coercion, other abuse from writer

(Newser) - Over the summer, a podcast from Tortoise Media broke some shocking news in the world of fantasy lit: Two women accused renowned British author Neil Gaiman, who has referred to himself as a "feminist writer," of sexual assault. Now, Lila Shapiro dives deeper into the scandal for New ...

600 Booksellers Just Got a Bonus From James Patterson

Author says he wanted to acknowledge 'all their hard work this holiday season'

(Newser) - Staffers at Thank You Books in Birmingham, Alabama, San Francisco's City Lights Books, and the Nook in Cedar Falls, Iowa, are among 600 booksellers receiving $500 holiday bonuses from James Patterson, the bestselling novelist who has been awarding independent store employees since 2015. "Booksellers save lives. Period,"...

Beloved Romance Novelist Dies in Apparent Suicide

Taiwanese writer Chiung Yao, 86, was an advocate for assisted dying

(Newser) - One of the most beloved novelists in the Chinese-speaking world was found dead in her home in Taiwan Wednesday after an apparent suicide. Romance novelist Chiung Yao, 86, published more than 60 novels in a career that began when she was 18, the BBC reports. Many of her works became...

X Has Become Too 'Toxic' for Stephen King

Horror author leaves Elon Musk's social media site for Meta's Threads

(Newser) - The prolific Stephen King is known for his extra-long novels, but the exit message he posted Thursday on X was short and sweet. "I'm leaving Twitter. Tried to stay, but the atmosphere has just become too toxic," the horror author wrote, using the platform's former name,...

'Intense Poetic Prose' Just Won Her the Literature Nobel

South Korean author Han Kang takes home top writing prize

(Newser) - The Nobel Prize in literature was awarded Thursday to South Korean author Han Kang for what the Nobel Committee called "her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." Han, 53, won the International Booker Prize in 2016 for The Vegetarian, an...

Trans Paralympian Responds to JK Rowling's 'Cheat' Claim

Author 'doesn't know anything about me,' says Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo

(Newser) - Valentina Petrillo's run at the Paralympic Games is over, but she hopes "a transformation for transgender people" has only just begun. The 51-year-old sprinter, who transitioned from male to female in 2019, spoke out about the "transphobia" she's encountered, including from JK Rowling, in a Monday...

Daughter Delivers Shocker Over Late Writer Alice Munro

Andrea Skinner says stepfather abused her when she was a child, and that Munro stayed with him

(Newser) - The literary world mourned when Canadian Nobel laureate Alice Munro died earlier this year at the age of 92. Now, a shocking addendum on what the New York Times calls "a dark family secret," delivered via Munro's own daughter, Andrea Skinner.
  • The allegations: "My stepfather sexually
...

A New Hunger Games Book (and Movie) Is Coming

Suzanne Collins' 5th book based in fictional Panem will be out next March

(Newser) - Inspired by an 18th-century Scottish philosopher and the modern scourge of misinformation, Suzanne Collins is returning to the ravaged, postapocalyptic land of Panem for a new Hunger Games novel. Scholastic announced Thursday that Sunrise on the Reaping, the fifth volume of Collins' blockbuster dystopian series, will be published March 18,...

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