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  • Christina Hoff Sommers' 'Freedom Feminism' is right path for women's movement

    By Diana Furchtgott-Roth | 06/18/13 03:50 PM

    It's the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, and despite the immense progress women have made over the past half-century, feminists are spreading a bogus statistic that women make 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man. Their remedy — passage of multiple bills that would allow the...

  • Zogby study: Children of baby boomers embrace change, reject GOP

    06/18/13 07:37 AM

    Children of baby boomers are not the lazy video-game playing sloths portrayed in the media but eager-to-work and civic-minded 19- to 34-year-olds who consider themselves “citizens of Planet Earth” more than any generation in history, according to the most comprehensive study of “First...

  • Susan Allen introducing kids to 'Dutch' Reagan

    By Paul Bedard | 06/13/13 11:25 AM

    With the Reagan presidency slowly being squeezed out of grade school history classes by more topical subjects, fans of the Gipper are pushing the country to remember the 40th president for his rich life story and historical impact. The latest effort comes from Susan Allen, wife of former Sen....

  • Nicholas Sparks reading newest romance in D.C.

    By Nikki Schwab | 06/10/13 05:30 PM

    Fans of "The Notebook" will be elated to hear that author Nicholas Sparks is due in D.C. in September. The best-selling author will be promoting his newest novel, "The Longest Ride," at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue on Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. He will be interviewed by NBC Washington's Angie...

  • Sales of George Orwell’s ’1984′ up 69 percent on Amazon

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/10/13 12:00 PM

    Sales of George Orwell’s ’1984′ are up 69 percent on Amazon, according to a list on the website. The book’s 60th anniversary was on June 6th, amidst a flurry of real-world news stories on government surveillance. Amazon lists the paperback version of the book as the nineteenth...

  • 'Devil Wears Prada' author promoting sequel in Washington

    By Nikki Schwab | 06/09/13 06:40 PM

    It was 10 whole years ago that Lauren Weisberger became a breakout book author thanks to her first novel, "The Devil Wears Prada," a tome that may or may not be about Weisberger's time working for Anna Wintour at Vogue. Now, she's back with a sequel, "Revenge Wears Prada," which looks at where...

  • Don Imus to Jonathan Alter: 'Take your book and shove it'

    By Paul Bedard | 06/06/13 03:30 PM

    Have you heard much lately from major league reporter Jonathan Alter or about his new book on the president and his critics, "The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies?" Don't feel bad. Apparently not many others have either, prompting the former Newsweek and current analyst for MSNBC and...

  • Ann Romney's post-campaign plans include cookbook

    By Alicia M. Cohn | 06/02/13 04:40 PM

    She didn't take over as first lady last year, but Ann Romney is following in Michelle Obama's footsteps in another way by making her first published book a mix of recipes and stories. "The Romney Family Table: Sharing Home-Cooked Recipes & Favorite Traditions," set for release in October, is...

  • Rep. John Lewis takes his graphic novel on the road

    By Alicia M. Cohn | 06/02/13 04:35 PM

    Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., wants to tell a story about chickens. In rural Alabama as a child, Lewis would gather his brothers and sisters and the chickens on the family farm to hear him play preacher. "I'm convinced some of those chickens I preached to in the '40s and '50s listened to me much...

  • Movie could pique interest in 'Great Gatsby' author's Rockville grave

    By Andy Brownfield | 05/08/13 06:40 PM

    Peg Warshaw bent to collect coins that had fallen off the grave of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. The 71-year-old New Jersey resident carefully replaced them -- along with a pen, some loose stones and a one-ounce bottle of Seagram's 7 whiskey -- atop "The Great Gatsby" author's headstone....


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