Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. PEN America Has Announced Its 2026 Emerging Voices and Mentors Looking at the fellows and mentors chosen for this year’s Emerging Voices Fellowship feels like looking into the future. I say that because I’m sure
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Singer-songwriter Michaela Anne just may be the quintessential indie artist, one for whom the hustle never stops. She’s a working mom, a podcast host with her husband and bandmate, Aaron Shafer-Haiss, and the one in charge of keeping her music coming. Michaela Anne, the daughter of a military father who moved around for the bulk
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(L to R) Keith McErlean as Kyle, Peter McDonald as Sandy, Paul Rudd as Rick, Rory Keenan as Binzer, and Paul Reid as Bernard in ‘Power Ballad’. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lionsgate. Arriving on digital June 23rd is the musical comedy ‘Power Ballad’, which was directed by John Carney (‘Once’) and written by Carney and
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Think shutting down midtown Manhattan for more than a thousand guests is a big deal? (Well, it is, but …) Here are 10 more weddings of the rich and famous that take the (tiered) cake On Tuesday, June 30, a fleet of tractor trailers began unloading what appeared to be set pieces at Madison Square
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If NCIS fans were already buzzing over Mark Harmon’s return to NCIS: Origins, CBS apparently decided one beloved franchise icon was not enough. Greedy? Maybe. Glorious? Absolutely. Michael Weatherly is officially returning to NCIS as Tony DiNozzo this fall, and this is not some blink-and-you’ll-miss-it nostalgia cameo tossed at fans like a stale breadcrumb. (Jason
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Summer is not my favorite season by a long shot, but even I must admit that everything — the bright blue skies, the flourishing trees, the profusion of flowers — looks great at this time of year. And these freshly published graphic novels aren’t too shabby either. This month, you’ll find a lot of books
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