Archive | Author Interview
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Going Deep with Tucker Max
Some people aspire to be like him, while others would describe him as a chauvinistic pig. Either way, Tucker Max has proven successful through his writings about sleeping with various types of women, getting drunk and getting in trouble.
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‘The Obamas’ author shares inside account of President’s personal life
Jodi Kantor, the author of “The Obamas,” an insider account of the Obama family, visited U. Virginia yesterday evening to discuss her best-selling book. Kantor, a reporter for The New York Times, spent five years working on the book, which focuses particularly on the first lady.
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Author discusses inside joke turned online phenomenon
Most people who pursue dreams in Hollywood end up being disappointed, but Christian Lander is not one of them. Best-known for his blog “Stuff White People Like,” Lander appeared at an event at U. Virginia. After the talk, he shared his story in a one-on-one interview.
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Toni Morrison reflects on race
Toni Morrison left college in the District of Columbia almost 60 years ago amid swelling racial tensions, but the Nobel Prize-winning author returned Wednesday to be honored for her work as a champion for racial equality.
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Jane Lynch talks alcoholism and being on TV
Jane Lynch isn't all insults, like her character Sue Sylvester in Fox's hit television show, "Glee" would have you believe. And no, she doesn't always wear a tracksuit. Tuesday, Lynch spoke at a New York Barnes & Noble about her new autobiography "Happy Accidents.
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“The Office” star Rainn Wilson discusses his new philosophical book
Rainn Wilson, popular for his antics as Dwight K. Schrute on NBC's "The Office" and recently a "New York Times" best-selling author, believes he can resurrect spiritualism and philosophy in today's society.
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Football murder mystery revealed in new book
When former Auburn football player Bobby Hoppe proposed to Sherry Lee in 1971, he told her about a grand jury hearing a few years back in which he’d been briefly considered a suspect in the death of a Chattanooga man named Don Hudson.
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Book Feature: Gavin Richard/”Katrina: Eyes Have Not Seen, Ears Have Not Heard”
As the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches this Sunday, people are beginning to reminisce and reflect upon the bad times; people losing their homes and the good times, people reuniting with loved ones of the horrifying and the monumental event.
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GLBTQ author visits Boxcar, promotes book
In a small room lined with shelves and tables holding various books, one book, “Travels in a Gay Nation: Portraits of LGBTQ Americans” by Philip Gambone, had all the readers’ attention. Award-winning writer and teacher Gambone visited Boxcar Books in Bloomington, Ind.