She was one of the '80s most recognizable movie stars, with roles in Karate Kid, Back to the Future II and III and more. And while she has worked consistently ever since, Elisabeth Shue has also raised three children with her husband Davis Guggenheim.
Elisabeth married the documentary maker in 1994, and they are parents to son Miles, born in 1997, and daughters Stella, born in 2001, and Agnes, born in 2006. Let's get to know more about their grown-up children now…
The Karate Kid actress welcomed her first child Miles William in 1997. His middle name was chosen in honour of Elisabeth's brother, who died in a tragic accident in 1988.
Elisabeth and Davis raised their children away from the public eye, and Miles continues to maintain a low profile into adulthood. He reportedly graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor's degree in Literary Arts.
Miles is credited as a production ******* istant on Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, which was directed by his father, Davis Guggenheim.

#davis #karate #movie #raised

British author Jeffrey Archer, who penned a series of best-selling novels, served as a Conservative MP and was convicted of perjury, died suddenly at 86, his publisher HarperCollins said.
Archer died "suddenly and peacefully at his home between writing sessions" on Monday, HarperCollins said.
His editor, Kate Elton, called him a "master storyteller and an editor's dream".
The writer had been due to appear at Cheltenham Literary Festival this week to discuss "Adam and Eve", what he described as his final novel after 50 years of storytelling.
It was due to be published Tuesday.

#archer #british #jeffrey

Nestled between two mountain ranges at the crook of central California's coastline sits a valley known as the "salad bowl of the world".
Farm workers stoop over neatly lined rows of crops off Highway 101 to harvest more than half of the nation's supply of lettuce and nearly a third of its strawberries. The soil here is so rich that author John Steinbeck made the Salinas valley the promised land in his literary depictions of people chasing the American dream: immigrants, farm workers, westward-moving hopefuls, hungering for a better life.
It's a story that continues to capture the American imagination: Netflix has adapted Steinbeck's 1952 blockbuster novel, East of Eden, into a limited series starring Florence Pugh, released 1 October.
"This will be a valley of great richness one day," Steinbeck wrote of the farmland in East of Eden. "And happy people will live here, thousands and thousands."
But Steinbeck also understood just how difficult it can be to achieve that elusive American dream. Even after some his characters found their way to Salinas and other parts of California's agricultural valley, many remained stuck in low-paying jobs, making barely enough to scrape by, let alone own their own land.

#american #workers

Norman Mailer advocated for Jack Henry Abbott's release, believing in his literary talent after exchanging letters with him
Abbott was paroled in 1981 but killed a waiter six weeks later, prompting a two-month manhunt before his capture
Abbott's prison memoir, In the Belly of the Beast, became a bestseller despite his violent history and life sentence
Norman Mailer played a role in getting Jack Henry Abbott released from prison on parole in June 1981, only for the felon to commit another crime just months later.
Mailer was a writer, journalist and filmmaker whose career included 11 best-selling books, including The Armies of the Night, which won the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction as well as the National Book Award. Abbott, meanwhile, spent most of his childhood in reform schools and juvenile centers before being convicted of forgery as a teenager and later killing a fellow inmate in 1966.

#jack #prison #belly

Ming-Na Wen
You could say cooking is in Ming-Na Wen's blood.
The Annie Award-winning actor known for Mulan, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and The Book of Boba Fett grew up completely immersed in her family's Pittsburgh-based restaurant, Chinatown Inn, which has been in constant operation for the better part of a century.
While she ultimately pursued a career in show business, Wen never forgot her deep culinary roots. Reminiscences of that upbringing, both warm and complicated, informed the writing of her autobiographical cookbook, Have You Eaten Yet?: Family Recipes from a Restaurant Daughter (now on sale from S&S/Simon Element), described as "the ultimate love letter to food and family."
"It started off as a social media thing, where I'd be posting my food," she shared with me over Zoom. "I want to say this was eight years ago, and my fans wanted the recipes. I was like, 'Oh…I don't have recipes.' So, a few years later—because I was still posting my food and they were still requesting recipes—I talked to my manager about it. He's like, 'You should write a cookbook!' And I was like, 'Yeah, whatever…' But he got me a literary agent whom I love. She and I hashed it out, and it's taken about five years for it to come to fruition."

#restaurant #cookbook #love

Princess Charlene made a striking entrance at the Prince's Palace of Monaco on Wednesday, September 2, stepping out in a sophisticated head-to-toe white look as she joined her husband, Prince Albert II, for a major diplomatic engagement.
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One of the most talked about literary releases of the week, nay the year, is "Life of M", the new novel by critically acclaimed and award-winning British author Rachel Cusk.
Known for her novels "The Lucky Ones", the Outline Trilogy ("Outline", "Transit" and "Kudos"), "Second Place", as well as the Goldsmiths Prize-winning book "Parade", Cusk's name isn't one you'd expect to be ******* ociated with headline-grabbing controversy or gossip.
Still, here we are and all anyone can talk about is the buzz around "Life of M" - specifically: Is the ******* ular M a fictionalised version of Natalie Portman?
The novel, billed by its publisher, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, as a "blazing interrogation of fame, power, beauty and truth", has got literary sleuths wondering whether it's a not-so-thinly-veiled and unflattering portrait of the Oscar-winning actress.
"Life of M" follows an unnamed writer who wishes to use a famous actress, M, as a source of inspiration for her next literary project. The writer chronicles the A-lister's life and portrays "one of the most recognisable faces of our time" as a dispassionate and self-righteous person who puts on a relatable facade to mask the poseur within.

#literary

Jerry Falade, who had 14 different publishing houses bidding for his 'Call Me, I'll Hide The Body' novel, is now on the defensive.
An author who lost a seven-figure book deal over accusations that he used AI to write his debut novel is fighting back, denying the claims, as what was once viewed as a hallmark for a young writer has become a source of controversy.
In a series of Instagram posts, Jerry Falade stated he was "Definitely innocent!!!" while adding, "They CAN'T and WON'T stop this Black boy's light from shining."
The aspiring author had written "Call Me, I'll Hide The Body," a crime novel that immediately garnered attention and sparked a bidding war among some of the biggest names in book publishing. More than 14 publishers bid on the novel before Macmillan's Minotaur imprint reportedly acquired the U.S. rights, while HarperCollins secured the U.K. rights. In total, the publishing deal for Falade's debut book and a follow-up was around $2 million.
However, Falade's literary agent stepped in, stating that he could no longer support the book and informing both publishing houses of his concerns about the use of AI in its writing. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Falade informed the outlet that he did use AI, but only during the research phase of the novel, but not for the actual manuscript. He stated he relied on an open-source AI tool to answer research questions tied to the book's subject matter, including forensic details and opted for a locally run model because it does not retain extensive search histories.

#novel #hide

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good morning and welcome to another edition of What are you reading right now?, where your hoddler-in-chief takes the literary temperature of cartilage free captain.
A lot has changed since I last hosted this feature. The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis has come and gone. I even read another book in-between posts.
That book was Tokyo Express, a ****** anese murder mystery housed in a slender novel that relied on the fastidious train schedules of post-war ****** an. It was a fun read after some heavy lifting earlier this year. It essentially cast doubt on a double suicide along the beach – or was it?
There were genuinely some page-turning moments in there, but now I'm glad that I've got my palate cleansed.
And now I'm back to the heavy lifting with Say Nothing, a nonfiction which follows The Troubles in Northern Ireland. It's been on my bookshelf for years. So long, in fact, that I had it before the Hulu series even existed.

Hollywood superstar Anne Hathaway has officially kicked off her highly anticipated press tour in style. Arriving in New York City to promote her epic new movie The Odyssey, the actress radiated joy as she proudly stepped out. This tour marks one of her first major public appearances since recently announcing her pregnancy. Fans were thrilled to see her looking absolutely luminous while sweetly showcasing her growing baby ****** p.
As captured in a recent outing, Hathaway stepped out in a very chic and effortless maternity look. Embracing classic simplicity, she opted for an all-black monochromatic ensemble. The Oscar-winning star wore a form-fitting, short-sleeved black top that featured a clean, wide neckline. The top hugged her frame beautifully, showcasing her growing baby ****** p. She paired it with a matching black skirt made of a lightweight, sheer flowing fabric.
The actress kept her accessories incredibly sophisticated. She carried a structured black Christian Dior handbag with elegant gold hardware and a bow detail on the front. In her other hand, she held a thick black book with a gold spine, blending high fashion with literary charm. To complete her city style, she wore a pair of oversized, dark cat-eye sunglasses that featured thin gold detailing along the arms.
Hathaway wore her dark hair pulled back into a neat, low ponytail, keeping the focus on her glowing face. Her jewelry was kept minimalist with small gold hoop earrings. For her beauty look, she opted for fresh skin and a natural pink lip.
As she strolled through the city, she flashed a warm, bright smile to onlookers. She looked completely at ease, exuding timeless New York elegance. This gorgeous outfit shows that maternity style can be incredibly simple yet undeniably powerful. Fans are already excited to see what other chic looks she will bring to the promotional tour.

In her book, Nom de Plume, Carmela Ciuraru writes: "To a certain extent, all writing involves impersonation—the act of summoning an authorial 'I' to create the speaker of a poem or the characters in a novel." And she's right, especially for those in the fiction **** e; creating a world, characters, understanding and illustrating their interior lives, all evidences a knack for occupying a **** e other than their own. Some writers take that bifurcation a step further, choosing a pen name to write some or all of their work under; George Orwell, Mark Twain, and Lewis Carroll are all pen names–it's a tool commonly deployed by a marginalized class to gain credibility among readers who would otherwise look past their name. The Bronte sisters famously wrote under male pseudonyms; before Little Women, Louisa May Alcott wrote under the name A. M. Barnard.
Next month, Minotaur Books will publish the private detective mystery Killer Vibes by Jack Friday–or as readers will recognize him, John Fram. Fram burst onto the literary scene in 2020 with his acclaimed novel, The Bright Lands, followed by No Road Home, and most recently The Midnight Knock; he's made a name for himself crafting queer horror novels that deliver mind bending thrills and nuanced character studies. Fram's newest endeavor is in the crime fiction **** e and that shift, in part, inspired the author to write under a nom de plume: Jack Friday. Killer Vibes is the first in what will be a series that centers on Peter Key, a bisexual stoner who inherits a home from an uncle he barely knew, only to find out that his death was probably not an accident. "He starts to poke into the case and attracts some very dangerous people, but he also makes a lot of really cool new friends, including a private investigator," Fram tells me. "By the end of the novel, Peter has gone through a lot of scrapes but he has come out a detective. He's realized that he finally has something that he's really good at and loves to do."
Ahead of Killer Vibes' release, I caught up with Fram to talk about his decision to write under a pen name, telling queer, Southern stories, and what fans of Fram–and Friday–can look forward to in this book and beyond.
Caroline Reilly: What made you decide to write your next book under a pen name?
John Fram: I think that for me it was a matter of making sure people had the right expectations going into the book. I didn't want to alienate my horror readers with something that's not a horror novel. There's nothing supernatural in Killer Vibes. So on the one hand, it was making sure people who have read my previous work knew what they were getting into. Secondly–I remember once reading a review of my book and there was a comment on it where this lady said, "I've always been interested in this author, but I'm too scared to read horror." And that was always in my head, I thought, the fact that one person has said this means there's other people who maybe feel this way. Let me give them something wh

The Texas State Board of Education has approved a proposal that will establish lists of required reading — including Bible verses alongside classic ****** les — for its K-12 English and literature curriculum.
The plan will impact more than 5 million public school students, as Texas emerges as a leader in a national conservative effort to infuse Christian teachings into American classrooms.
Multiple ****** les will be mandated for each grade, and each one must be read "in its entirety." The effort goes far beyond a 2023 law that requires at least one state board-approved literary work be taught in each grade level.
While it is not unusual for states to suggest book ****** les for schools, Texas may be the first to prescribe a literary canon for every public school student, two experts told The ****** ociated Press.
Many Texas students are already familiar with at least some Christian teachings: The state last year became the largest state to require classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, a law recently upheld in federal court.