Hillel Italie

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  • Stockholm, SWEDEN: Former US Defense Department official Daniel Ellsberg, whose whistleblowing helped end the Vietnam War, poses before a press conference after winning the Right Livelihood Award, in Stockholm, 06 December 2006. AFP PHOTO / SCANPIX SWEDEN / JONAS EKSTROMER (Photo credit should read JONAS EKSTROMER/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Daniel Ellsberg, whistleblower who leaked Pentagon Papers exposing U.S. government’s deceit about Vietnam War, dies at 92

    By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press
  • Robert Caro, Robert GottliebSuccess

    Robert Caro’s been working on his LBJ book series for over 40 years—and swears the death of his longtime editor won’t delay its publication

    By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press
  • Robert GottliebLifestyle

    Robert Gottlieb, star editor of best-sellers Toni Morrison, Robert Caro, and John le Carré, dies at 92

    By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press
  • Cormac McCarthySuccess

    Cormac McCarthy, Pulitzer-winning novelist indifferent to success, dead at 89: ‘As far as many, many people reading it, so what?’

    By Sue Major Holmes, Hillel Italie, and others
  • Elizabeth GilbertLifestyle

    ‘Eat Pray Love’ author Elizabeth Gilbert backtracks on ‘regrettable’ decision to set new novel in Russia, cancels book entirely

    By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press
  • Richard SnyderSuccess

    Richard Snyder, the ‘warrior-king’ who turned Simon & Schuster into a publishing titan, dies at 90

    By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press
  • Astrud GilbertoSuccess

    Astrud Gilberto, singer of ‘The Girl from Ipanema’ who claimed she didn’t see any royalties from the smash hit, dead at 83

    By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press
  • Kenneth AngerSuccess

    Kenneth Anger, avant-garde artist and author of ‘Hollywood Babylon,’ dies at 96

    By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press
  • Tina Turner in Concert, Wildest Dreams Tour at the National Stadium, Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales, Sunday 14th July 1996. (Photo by Western Mail Archive/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)Lifestyle

    Singing legend Tina Turner, whose long list of hits includes ‘We Don’t Need Another Hero,’ has died at 83

    By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press
  • Jessica Callahan, Austin Carter, and Julie RossSuccess

    ‘Nothing else felt guaranteed anymore so why not just try to be happy?’ The indie bookstore revivalists reveal how they made a big comeback.

    By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press
  • WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 02: Ted Sarandos, Arsema Thomas and attends Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Special Screening and Panel Discussion at National Museum Of African American History & Culture on May 02, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Netflix)Leadership

    Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos cites Hollywood writer’s strike as reason why he won’t accept PEN ‘Business Visionary Award’

    By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press
  • Simon & SchusterRetail

    Paramount’s pivot to video sees it put Simon & Schuster up for sale—again

    By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press
  • NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 07: Event honoree Harry Belafonte attends the 2016 Library Lions gala at New York Public Library – Stephen A Schwartzman Building on November 7, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/WireImage)Lifestyle

    Legendary entertainer and civil rights icon Harry Belafonte dies at 96

    By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press
  • Judy BlumeSuccess

    With a dozen books, 80 million sold copies, and an iconic Key West bookstore, Judy Blume pins her success on nostalgia: ‘I remind people of their childhood’

    By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press
  • Al JaffeeSuccess

    Al Jaffee, the defining cartoonist who retired from Mad magazine at 99, dies in Manhattan at 102

    By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press