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- As a journalist for more than a decade, I've covered everything from porn films to shark skin.
- Rachel Bertsche found herself in exactly that bind.
- Rachel Bertsche found herself in exactly that bind.
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The book world rallies for Los Angeles (This week in books)
This week! Books!
In a week where we have a new president and rich, evil dweebs are out doing Nazi salutes, the fight to ban books continues apace. In Utah, students can no longer even bring their personal copies of banned books to school. The list of banned books includes perennial book ban favorite Ellen Hopkins, as well as Margaret Atwood’s prescient climate change dystopia Oryx and Crake. Gee, I wonder why!!
Speaking of climate change, the book world has been amazing in support of the L.A. wildfires, which (FINGERS CROSSED) will hopefully ease with some direly needed rain this weekend. Nathalie op de Beeck at Publishers Weekly rounded up some of the ways the book world has contributed, and Justin Ray at The Guardian profiles Atladena’s Nikki High, owner of Pasadena bookstore Octavia’s Bookshelf, which quickly transformed into a mutual aid center. Inspiring stuff!
In less positive news, Bertelsmann, parent company of Penguin Random House, announced a “strategic collaboration” partn
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Brooke Shields Announces New Book About the Empowerment of Middle Age (Exclusive)
Brooke Shields is getting honest about middle age.
The actress, podcast host and entrepreneur, 58, announced a new book exclusively with PEOPLE. The project, currently untitled, is a nonfiction book that will “candidly explore both the humility and power of aging,” according to its publisher, Flatiron Books.
“Brooke Shields has been a leader, an advocate, and a role model for generations of women,” editor Julie Will says in a statement. “Now, as those of us who grew up with her navigate the uncertainties—and opportunities—of midlife, we can look forward to her relatable perspective once more.”
Co-written with author Rachel Bertsche, the book explores mid-life and all that it has to offer, specifically for women. Blending personal narrative and guidebook, its authors hope to flip our popular beliefs about aging by lifting the voices of experts and everyday women who find this era of life a period for self-discovery, energy and opportunity.
“What we know for sure about women and aging is that it
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The kids are in bed: Finding time for yourself in the chaos of parenting.
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