Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Books: 'Little House' turns 50, and fans never stopped loving Melissa Gilbert

'Little House' debuted on TV 50 years ago. Fans still love Laura Ingalls and Melissa Gilbert. They celebrated with bonnets and selfies. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Wed Apr 17 2024

 
Melissa Gilbert's career started as a toddler. She became part of our cultural history at age eight when she starred as Laura Ingalls. She signs autographs for fans during "The Little House on the Prairie" 50th anniversary cast reunion and festival in March.

'Little House' debuted on TV 50 years ago. Fans still love Laura Ingalls and Melissa Gilbert. They celebrated with bonnets and selfies.

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USA TODAY booklist returns
 

USA TODAY Best-selling Booklist

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Zen motorcycle ride
 

Robert Pirsig fans will retrace author's 'Zen' roads this summer

This July, riders will travel the route of Robert Pirsig's 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.' Here's why they're doing it.

Hoa Xuande and Robert Downey, Jr. star in HBO's "The Sympathizer," about a Communist spy during the Vietnam War (April 14, 9 EDT/PDT).
 

HBO and RDJ's 'Sympathizer' doesn't make sense

Vietnam War-era spy thriller "The Sympathizer," adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, is maybe just a little too complex and dense for TV.

 

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A selection of colorful books arranged on a bookshelf.
 

Where to buy cheap books: How to score free or low-cost reads

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People's Book is an independent bookstore in Tacoma, Maryland.
 

Poetry month: Meet People's Book and Takoma Park's poet laureate

Go inside People's Book in Tacoma, Maryland.

For many, Daniel Radcliffe is the face of Harry Potter. He starred in all the movies based on J.K. Rowling's beloved books.
 

The truth about reading 'Harry Potter' as an adult

After finishing reading the "Harry Potter" books for the first time, I learned there's power in revisiting childhood stories and giving into magic.

Based on Robert Pirsig family photos courtesy of Wendy Pirsig, and museum photos by Jaclyn Nash, courtesy of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
 

Curators labored for hours to prepare Zen motorcycle for exhibit

Smithsonian conservators labored to prepare and preserve Robert Pirsig's cycle for unique exhibit.

Apr. 30, 2014; New York, NY, USA; Barbara Walters is preparing to retire May 16 after a long career in TV journalism (and a 17-year run on ABC's The View.). Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch/USA TODAY NETWORK
 

The Rulebreaker: New biography of legendary journalist Barbara Walters

Susan Page joins The Excerpt to discuss her book "The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters." The biography hits shelves April 23, 2024.

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