Molly Ringwald's new book is 'Pretty' darned good - Deseret News
of that totally awesome trifecta of '80s-era John Hughes reference to Ringwald's Hughesian past in "Getting the Pretty Back: Friendship, Family, and Finding the Perfect Lipstick" — save for a humorous, albeit passing, Emilio Estevez

For Rosalynn Carter, four-decade fight for better - Minneapolis Star Tribune
The former first lady details that 1966 meeting and her work since in a new book, "Within Our Reach: Ending the Mental Health Crisis." It is Mrs. Carter's fifth book and her second dealing with mental health. Mrs. Carter, 82, says that while there

Book plug: The Big Short (it was stupidity, stupid!) - Salon
I wrote this as a comment on Stellaa's post, Goldman Sachs Gets A Scolding, Politicians Keep The Money , but then saw that she'd posted it Friday and that probly my comment would get lost in the spam ad section. As I'm not qualified to review this or

NY court: Swedish author’s book is substantially - The Gaea Times
Salinger died in January at age 91. The case was one of his last attempts to protect his privacy a half century after the release of “Catcher in the Rye.” Fredrik Colting’s book is titled: “60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye.”

Elevator speech for your book: Practice 'til it doesn't - Examiner
In order to effectively pitch your book, it’s important that you develop an “elevator speech”—a short, concise description of your book that you can readily rattle off when anyone asks you what your book is about. This brief, clear message

REPORT: Laura Bush discusses fatal Midland crash in new book - My West Texas
NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. first lady Laura Bush is going public about a car crash in Midland, Texas, that claimed the life of a high school friend when she was 17. In her new book, "Spoken from the Heart," she describes being wracked by guilt and