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Bob Dylan Inducted Into American Academy of Arts and Letters
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Bob Dylan Inducted Into American Academy of Arts and Letters

May 16, 2013 8:32 PM EDT 
Michael Chabon had long been mystified by that Bob Dylan lyric about "midnight's broken toe." The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, the keynote speaker Wednesday at the annual induction ceremony of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, was explaining his undiminished passion for rock music and confiding that he had become obsessed by the opening line to Dylan's "Chimes of Freedom."
Jenni Rivera Memoir to Be Published in July

Jenni Rivera Memoir to Be Published in July

February 19, 2013 8:48 AM EST 
Atria Books announced Monday it's publishing a memoir by Jenni Rivera, who died in a plane crash in December at age 43. "Unbreakable," coming out simultaneously in English and Spanish, is scheduled for July and has been authorized by Rivera's family.
Jenni Rivera Memoir Set for July Release
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Jenni Rivera Memoir Set for July Release

February 18, 2013 5:45 PM EST 
Some final words from the late Mexican-American singer and TV star Jenni Rivera will be out this summer. Atria Books announced Monday it's publishing a memoir by the multimillion-selling artist, who died in a plane crash in December at age 43.
BET Awards 2012: Whitney Houston Tribute Marks Emotional High

Whitney Houston's Mom Has Words for Bobby Brown in New Book

January 29, 2013 9:14 AM EST 
In "Remembering Whitney," the mother of the late Whitney Houston writes that from the start she had doubted whether Bobby Brown was right for her daughter. And she thinks that Whitney might not have ended up so "deep" into drugs had they not stayed together.
A Satisfying Night as Keith Richards' 'Life' Wins Book Prize

A Satisfying Night as Keith Richards' 'Life' Wins Book Prize

November 09, 2011 9:30 AM EST 
On a night he was honored for his way with words, Keith Richards was clearly winging it. "This is one for the books, if you get my drift - you hacks," the 67-year-old Rolling Stones guitarist joked Tuesday as he accepted the Mailer Prize for Distinguished Biography, a prize earned by his million-selling memoir "Life."