Novelist John Irving says he knew he was on track when he figured out how “Queen Esther” would end. Now he faced a new challenge: How the story began. “Like all my novels, that’s the thing I see most ...

One of the most telling moments in Jimmy Fallon’s reputation came during a taping with Jerry Seinfeld. According to staff, Jimmy snapped at an employee over a tiny mistake, embarrassing them in front ...

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“Queen Esther” is a sequel of sorts to “The Cider House Rules” (1985), one of John Irving’s most popular novels and the basis for a successful 1999 film. Dr. Larch, the man charged with making orphans ...

“I work my way back through a story’s timeline, from where I want it to end. My first chapters often change — my last chapters never have,” the New Hampshire native said in a recent phone interview.

In The Cider House Rules, John Irving opens with a urological concern. The nurses in the boys’ division of the St. Cloud’s orphanage spend their new arrivals’ early days “checking that their little ...

College To Majors FILE - In this Jan. 31, 1993 file photo, Dallas Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson, right, and owner Jerry Jones, hold up the Vince Lombardi Trophy as they celebrate their 52-17 win ...

During a segment, Mattel hosts a storytime with children and roasts Donald Trump's son's memoir. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Even with iconic drag queen Trixie Mattel reading Eric Trump‘s new ...

Jimmy Kimmel invited back famed drag queen Trixie Mattel to revive their “Drag Queen Storytime” segment, which saw the “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alum reading Eric Trump’s new book to a group of kids.