Kelly Bishop knew when it was time to walk away from a romance doomed from the start. The actress, who made her mark in “Dirty Dancing” and “Gilmore Girls,” has written a memoir, “The Third Gilmore Girl.” In it, she details her decades-long career in showbiz and the pitfalls that came with it. For her book, the 80-year-old deeply reflected …
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Though actor Rob Schneider’s new book comes packed with humor and raucous stories of his time at “Saturday Night Live” and working on Adam Sandler movies, it also comes with a serious message for all Americans who care about the future of their country. Titled after the comedian’s most famous movie catchphrase, his book “You Can Do It!” is a …
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Eric Roberts’ debut on “Dancing with the Stars” Tuesday night provided a rare glimpse into the world of one of the most credited actors in the business. The “Runaway Train” star’s latest television gig appeared to be another step for Roberts to right past wrongs, many of which he detailed in his new memoir, “Runaway Train: Or the Story of …
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Will she or won’t she return to acting? It’s the question Eva Mendes has been fielding for ten years since last appearing in a motion picture. Consciously deciding to curb her appearances on the big screen in an effort to prioritize motherhood, Mendes has been raising her two daughters, Esmerelda, 10, and Amada, 8, whom she shares with longtime love …
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As a USO Global Ambassador, Wilmer Valderrama has met hundreds of service members throughout his travels, but one encounter with a wounded soldier stayed with him over the years. The actor, still recognized by many as Fez from “That ‘70s Show,” has written a new memoir, “An American Story: Everyone’s Invited.” It details his upbringing in Venezuela before moving to …
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During pregnancy, women often find themselves digging through their cabinets, creating strange concoctions of foods that normally do not go together. Sweet treats and spicy foods are among common pregnancy cravings, but there are others that are much stranger. Vicky Jacob-Ebbinghaus of Hamburg, Germany, was curious about this — and set off on a mission to try some of the …
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Travel stirs the soul and motivates the muse of even the most inartful explorers. “People don’t take trips . . . trips take people,” proclaimed author John Steinbeck, who famously captured rough times on the road from the Oklahoma Dust Bowl to golden California in his 1939 novel “The Grapes of Wrath.” New lavish landscapes, first-time flavors and curious cultures …
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Ina Garten is a warrior inside and outside the kitchen, sharing the battle wounds she walked away with as a child. “I think I overcame my childhood just by sheer determination,” Garten told People magazine ahead of the release of her memoir. “I had two different lives. I had a life at home, and I had a great life at …
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When Jaycee Dugard was 11 years old, on June 10, 1991, she was abducted on her way to school in South Lake Tahoe, California. Eighteen years passed before she was discovered and reconnected with her family. She was taken by Phillip and Nancy Garrido, who kept her outside in their backyard filled with tents and sheds. Jaycee Dugard was abducted …
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Leonard Nimoy’s son, Adam Nimoy, was stunned when the “Star Trek” actor wrote him a six-page letter that “read like an account of a failed and wasted life.” It was 2008, and by then, Adam had been sober for about four years. The relationship between father and son was “at an all-time low.” “I was going to Alcoholics Anonymous and …
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