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Apple TV+ landed the straight-to-series order for “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” from showrunner David E. Kelley and starring Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning.

In this month's edition of "Open Book," Ruth Madievsky tells us why life's biggest occasions take place at Skylight Books in Los Feliz.

"The Thomas Crown Affair" and "Michael" are among the film projects to receive California tax credits, TheWrap has learned.

The projects, which include the "Joker" sequel, "The Thomas Crown Affair" and a Sofia Coppola film will receive $94 million in California tax credits

When Rufi Thorpe released her third book last spring, she captured the nostalgic grunge of youth better than almost anybody. In The Knockout Queen, Michael and Bunny are next-door neighbors in Southern California: Michael is poor and gay, while Bunny is sporty, blond, and rich. They bond over many shared interests, but mostly over a feeling of not quite belonging in their ritzy community. Now Thorpes coming-of-age tale is out in paperback, and the author joins EW to reminisce about her literar...

by Sarah Lindenfeld Hall Family history was a spark for Better Luck Next Time, the latest novel by Julia Claiborne Johnson (Col ’81). Set in 1938 Reno, Nevada, then dubbed the world’s divorce capital, the action primarily takes place on the Flying Leap dude ranch, which provided a place for women to stay as they established state residency so they could get divorced. During the Depression, Johnson’s father worked as a cowboy at a Nevada divorce ranch. The similarities between the book an...

LeVar Burton Named Inaugural PEN/Faulkner Literary Champion By John Maher | LeVar Burton, the actor and longtime host of Reading Rainbow, has been named the inaugural PEN/Faulkner Literary Champion, a new annual commendation that will "recognize devoted literary advocacy and a commitment to inspiring new generations of readers and writers," the PEN/Faulkner Foundation said in a release. Burton will be honored in a virtual celebration on May 10, when this year’s PEN/Faulkne...