PRAGUE –  A 16th century book that belonged to Prague's Jewish community before World War II and was considered lost before it surfaced at a New York City auction has returned to the Czech Republic. &nb

NEW YORK –  As he began work on what became a thousand-page biography of Ulysses S. Grant, Ron Chernow knew he was joining a very old argument.   "I wanted to retire three chief myths about Gra

Hollywood rivals Bette Davis and Joan Crawford had one heartbreaking thing in common — their eldest daughters would betray them with shocking tell-all books.   Christina Crawford’s 1978 b

WASHINGTON –  The publisher of a collection of devotionals that Hillary Clinton's pastor sent to her during her presidential campaign pulled the book on Tuesday after finding instances of plagiarism. &n

Everything to laugh with and cry about is in the soon-due book “Joan Rivers Confidential.” Subtitle: “The unseen scrapbooks, joke cards, personal files, and photos of a very funny woman who kept ev

Sports Illustrated is going into the modeling business. It is part of the launch of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Enterprises, a branding and licensing venture announced this week by the Time Inc. title, which hopes to