Books
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The Great Celebrity Book Bust: Lena Dunham, Aziz Ansari Underperform for Publishers
A-list nonfiction authors like Dunham, Ansari and Mindy Kaling don’t deliver, but analysts tell TheWrap publishers will continue to sign celebrities
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The Price of Entertainment in 2015 – Sports Spike Up, Cable’s Stable
TheWrap Rewind 2015: Ticket prices to movies, concerts and theaters climbed 3.6 percent in the last year, and sporting events soared 8.1 percent.
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Carly Simon Had ‘Heinous’ Sexual Encounters When She Was Only 7
The “You’re So Vain” singer’s new memoir details the ordeal with a teenage boy, who was a family friend
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Why James Bond’s ‘Spectre’ Should Fear Snoopy’s Bite at Box Office
The super spy thriller is heading for an $80 million U.S. debut say the analysts, and Snoopy and the gang could top $50 million
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‘Twilight’ Author Re-Releases Vampire Novel With Gender Swapped Edward and Bella
Bella becomes Beau and Edward becomes Edythe in Stephanie Meyer’s 10th anniversary reimagining of her blockbuster book
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Jackie Collins, Best-Selling Romance Novelist, Dead at 77
Prolific author was secretly battling breast cancer
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When Julia Roberts Was a Nobody to Superagent Sue Mengers (Exclusive Book Excerpt)
In a passage from his new biography “Can I Go Now?” Brian Kellow describes the brash Hollywood legend’s bumpy return to the agenting business in the late 1980s
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Stephen King, Sally Field to Be Awarded National Medals of Arts by President Obama
Commader-in-Chief presents the honors to 18 people and three institutions during an East Room White House ceremony on Thursday
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‘Game of Thrones’ Will End in ‘Bittersweet Victory’ for Somebody, George R.R. Martin Teases
“Tolkien has been a huge influence on me, and I love the way he ended ‘Lord of the Rings,’” the author says
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Ann Rule, True-Crime Writer and Ted Bundy Biographer, Dead at 83
The author was best known for her profile of a co-worker turned serial killer
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James Franco Co-Writes Lana Del Rey Book
“Flip-Side: Real and Imaginary Conversations With Lana Del Rey” is slated for release in March 2016
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Jimmy Kimmel Pummels Donald Trump for Bashing John McCain’s Military Record
“The closest he ever got to battle was a fight with Rosie O’Donnell,” late-night host says of GOP presidential contender
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Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ Sells 1.1 Million Copies in First Week
Sales include pre-orders for the “To Kill a Mockingbird” author’s second novel
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Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ Already Shocking Fans with Major Character Death (Audio)
Novel is author’s first since “To Kill a Mockingbird” released in 1960
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Rachel Dolezal Book Deal Unlikely, Insiders Say: ‘There’s Nothing Sympathetic About Her’ (Exclusive)
Between overexposure, credibility issues and a likability gap, the embattled civil rights leader faces a tough path to a memoir contract
