Cartoons and comics can be "kids' stuff" or social commentary; the work of Jackie Ormes managed to be both. She made it a point to challenge the norms of mainstream comic strips, especially the depiction of black life in the beginning of the twentieth century.
Nancy Goldstein has compiled Ormes' works and chronicled her life in the new book, Jackie Ormes: The First African American Woman Cartoonist.
America's Finest News Source has released a book celebrating its 21 years of satire (with a wink).
The 60th annual National Book Awards were handed out Wednesday night in New York.
It's been all Palin all the time ever since the former Alaska governor unveiled her new memoir.
Agassi and Palin bios; Stephen King's newest, Zadie Smith essays, and the science of religion.
Recommendations range from a collection of Afghan proverbs, to a history of the CIA's involvement.
I Still Do is a chronicle of the photographer's husband's journey with Alzheimer's.
Before his death in 2008, Carlin spent 10 years writing a memoir with his friend Tony Hendra.
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