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  RHONJ Season 15: Release date speculation, cast and plot details – Everything we know so far
The Real Housewives of New Jersey (RHONJ) has long been Bravo’s feistiest franchise, serving up explosive family feuds, over-the-top parties, and enough table-flipping moments to make even the most stoic viewer reach for the vino. But after a...
 
    
  Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2 – Release date rumors, new cast faces and plot twists
Fans still catch their breath from that whirlwind first season of Netflix’s live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender, where Aang’s big reveal and the gang’s narrow escapes left everyone glued to the screen. That February 2024 drop pulled in over 41...
 
    
  Last One Out by Jane Harper review – satisfying thriller lacks heft of previous outings
The latest thriller from Jane Harper, the bestselling author of The Dry, opens on a familiar landscape: desolate rural Australia, a setting marked with discomfort and decay. In Carralon Ridge, a fictional, dilapidated town on the brink of ruin, a...
 
    
  Solopress brings Second World War veteran's poetry to life in new book
Solopress has printed a new poetry book detailing the remarkable life of 102-year-old World War II veteran and former Spitfire pilot Eddie Habberley. The book, The Way That Life Goes, will be published on 11 November, Remembrance Day. It contains...
 
    
  Outlander author Diana Gabaldon to visit Pender County for 250th anniversary at Moores Creek
Author Diana Gabaldon (Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0/Gage Skidmore.jpg) PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) –Bestselling Outlander author Diana Gabaldon will visit Pender County during the North Carolina First in Freedom Festival as the region marks the 250th...
 
    
  New Book Release: Small Antennas for Small Spaces 3rd Edition
10/30/2025 Amateur radio operators love antennas — the bigger the better — but if you don’t have acres of property to erect the antenna of your dreams, it doesn’t mean you’re effectively off the air. Ham radio is still yours to enjoy. It’s just a...
 
    
  Landlocked Laois writer’s new book celebrates the joys of surfing
A WRITER from doubly landlocked Laois has taken an unlikely plunge, with a poetry collection celebrating the joys of surfing. John Whelan, aka Johnny Renko, happily concedes that the world is full of wonderful poems but few if any are about...
 
    
  Tastes Lovely: 5 New and Upcoming Foodie Romance Books
Food/Cooking Hungry? These foodie romance books are sure to satisfy your cravings. Susie Dumond Oct 30, 2025 This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Susie (she/her) is a queer...
 
    
  Aiken-area authors honored for book on pioneering Black doctor
Local Authors Honored with National Book Award for Biography on South Carolina Medical Pioneer 🏆 NORTH CHARLESTON — The collaborative work of Orangeburg native, Dr. Walter B. Curry Jr., Beverly Aiken Muhammad, and Anusha Ghosh has garnered...
 
    
  “Wokeism presents itself as a new secular religion”—Author and Diplomat
Francisco Henriques da Silva is Portugal’s former ambassador to Hungary, India, Mexico, and a number of other countries. He is also an incisive conservative thinker and a prolific writer. We sat down with him to speak about his latest book,...
 
    
  Book Review: ‘The Gift of Everything’ by Patrick McDonnell
I’ve always loved the holiday season—a magical time of grace, giving, and gratitude. “In The Gift of Everything”, I wanted to capture the joy and wonder that children feel during their favorite time of year. It tells the playful story of Mooch the...
 
    
  Embla falls for Lizzie Lee’s Cotswolds Christmas romance in two-book deal
Embla, the digital-first imprint of Bonnier Books UK, has signed a two-book deal with author Lizzie Lee for two “utterly heartwarming” cosy seasonal romance titles. Senior commissioning editor Stephanie Carey acquired world all-language rights...
 
    
  After Interviewing Over 200 People on Relationships, a 3x Emmy Nominated Producer-Turned-Celebrated Podcaster Publishes the Ultimate Relationship Guidebook to Finding Healthy Love
Laterras R. Whitfield's debut book, "Student of Love" offers a bold, healing roadmap to help readers discover, uncover and recover love in its healthiest form. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Laterras R. Whitfield, 3x...
 
    
  ‘Heavyweight’ shortlist unveiled for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2025
Former England cricketer James Anderson is among seven shortlisted nominees for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2025. Anderson’s autobiography, Finding the Edge (Blink Publishing), written with podcast co-host and The Maccabees’...
 
    
  Review: THE NOTEBOOK at Orpheum Theatre Memphis
"The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us rerach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds." If you are a fan of Nicholas Sparks's novel The Notebook or the 2004 film of the same title (starring...
 
    
  After a famed Canadian author exits a U.S. tour, a Vermont library enters with an alternative
Bestselling Canadian mystery writer Louise Penny’s new book, “The Black Wolf,” features Vermont’s border-straddling Haskell Free Library and Opera House. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger When Canadian mystery writer Louise Penny canceled her fall...
 
    
  Local authors unveil books
Local author Marcella Strang Bixler is proud to announce the release of her debut novel, Daughters of Hestia, a rich and evocative science fiction fantasy that explores themes of belonging, identity and environmental activism in a world dominated...
 
    
  The Witcher Season 4 TV Review: Liam Hemsworth leads the action-packed penultimate chapter of the fantasy saga
Plot: After the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out season three, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri who are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other. If they can...
 
    
  Freddie Forsyth's 'second most famous book' to return in a thrilling new TV adaptation
Frederick Forsyth’s 1972 thriller The Odessa File is to be remade for television in a new eight-part drama, it has been revealed. The news comes hot on the heels of a sequel, Revenge of Odessa, which was published last week and brought the story...
 
    
  Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection review – test your might in this brutally brilliant fighting package
The latest instalment in Digital Eclipse's Gold Master game series focusses on Mortal Kombat, and it does a extremely great job preserving the gory fighter's classic games. Mortal Kombat 4 will be the star of the Kollection for many, featuring an...