Frances Mayes' romantic 1996 memoir, "Under the Tuscan Sun," about buying and renovating a rickety but venerable Italian villa, kicked off a writing career that has continued with gusto into her ...

The memoir, the first in a competitive multi-book deal with Penguin Random House, was initially scheduled for late 2022 and expected to be a blockbuster.

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Former Speaker of the House John Boehner is writing a memoir. The Ohio Republican, known for his gravelly voice and affinity for Camel cigarettes, has given the book the working title of "Notes ...

Every Day in Tuscany – Seasons of an Italian Life, by Frances Mayes, Bantam Australia, $34.95. Part travelogue, part cookbook, part memoir, Every Day in Tuscany is all escapism.